Blog Posts – Macroeconomic Policies
Can We Afford Fewer Health Workers?
Two Harvard researchers recently published a paper proposing that the WHO reduce its recommended target for health workers in each country. But we can do better than just telling poor countries to make do with less.… Read
Categories: Primary Health Care, Macroeconomic Policies, Public-Sector Health Systems
Task Shifting: Is it Working in Mozambique?
In many parts of the developing world, a shortage of health workers is one of the key factors preventing millions of people from being able to access health care. The WHO estimates that an additional 4.3 million health… Read
Categories: Mozambique, Primary Health Care, HIV/AIDS, Macroeconomic Policies, Public-Sector Health Systems
Global Health in the Economic Crisis
Will the financial crisis affect foreign aid, which totaled $103.7 billion in 2007? The answer is certainly yes, but how much aid will decrease is harder to predict.… Read
Categories: Macroeconomic Policies