Title |
Challenges associated with tracking resources allocation for reproductive health in sub-Saharan African countries: the UNFPA/NIDI resource flows project experience
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Published in |
Reproductive Health, May 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/s12978-015-0033-8 |
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Authors |
Estelle M Sidze, Erik Beekink, Beatrice W Maina |
Abstract |
Universal access to reproductive health services entails strengthening health systems, but requires significant resource commitments as well as efficient and effective use of those resources. A number of international organizations and governments in developing countries are putting efforts into tracking the flow of health resources in order to inform resource mobilization and allocation, strategic planning, priority setting, advocacy and general policy making. The UNFPA/NIDI-led Resource Flows Project ("The UNFPA/NIDI RF Project") has conducted annual surveys since 1997 to monitor progress achieved by developing countries in implementing reproductive health financial targets. This commentary summarizes the Project experiences and challenges in gathering data on allocation of resources for reproductive health at the domestic level in sub-Saharan African countries. One key lesson learnt from the Project experience is the need for strengthening tracking mechanisms in sub-Saharan African countries and making information on reproductive health resources and expenditures available, in particular the private sector resources. |
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Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 40% |
South Africa | 1 | 20% |
Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 56 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 21 | 38% |
Researcher | 7 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 7% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 4% |
Other | 5 | 9% |
Unknown | 14 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 23% |
Social Sciences | 10 | 18% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 14% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 5% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 4% |
Other | 7 | 13% |
Unknown | 13 | 23% |