PHA-Exch> Aid for health: should policy-makers worry about its macroeconomic impact?

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from: EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org

 *Technical briefs for policy-makers*

*Health Financing Policy - Department of Health Systems Financing
World Health Organization - 2007*

Website: http://www.who.int/health_financing/en/

*Technical briefs for policy-makers are succinct summaries of key policy
issues, explaining what the issue is, why is it important, and how
policy-makers can address the issue.*

*::** Aid for health: should policy-makers worry about its macroeconomic
impact? [pdf 266kb]<http://www.who.int/entity/health_financing/documents/pb_e_07_3-macroimpact.pdf>
No.3 – 2007*

"…Many developing countries need to substantially increase expenditure if
they are to achieve significant improvements in population health, and
financial assistance provided by multilateral or bilateral external partners
is becoming a major source. However, a large increase in such aid could
theoretically lead to increased inflation, problems with the balance of
payments and slower growth. This policy brief examines the possible effects
of aid flows on the wider economy, and suggests that it is possible to
minimize and even eliminate any possible adverse effects. Countries should
not, in general, be concerned about accepting more aid for health from this
perspective…."
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