strategy
Correcting inefficiency of health programmes
Context:
In every developing country there are pervasive inefficiencies in the public health system, for example: clinics and outreach programmes which operate poorly because of shortages of drugs, transport and maintenance; hospitals retaining patients longer than necessary and which are poorly organized and managed; excessive payments for drugs of low efficacy; theft and waste of supplies through inadequate supervision and storage. Facilitated by:
Increasing health costsIncreasing health knowledgeReducing inequality of health within countries Problems:
Excessive growth of social expenditureValues:
HealthEfficiencyInefficiency Subjects:
Health Care → HealthCybernetics → Cybernetics
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
