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<p class=MsoNormal><tt><b><font size=2 color=maroon face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon;font-weight:bold'>EQUINET
POLICY BRIEF 20: Meeting the promise: Progress on the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Abuja</st1:City></st1:place> Commitment of 15% government funds to
health</span></font></b></tt><b><font size=2 color="#660000" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#660000;font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></font></b><tt><b><font size=2 color="#993300" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993300;font-weight:bold'>EQUINET,
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cape
Town Health Economics Unit</st1:PlaceName> (UCT), Training And Research
Support Centre</span></font></b></tt><u1:p></u1:p> <b><font size=2
color="#660000" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#660000;font-weight:bold'><br>
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<tt><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Cite as:</span></font></tt></span></font></b><tt><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></tt><tt><font
size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399'>EQUINET, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cape Town Health Economics Unit</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
Training <span class=GramE>And</span> Research Support Centre</span></font></tt><font
size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399'> (2008) 'Meeting the promise: Progress on the Abujua
Commitment of 15% government funds to health,' EQUINET Policy Brief 20. EQUINET
in co-operation with UCT Health Economics Unit and Training and Research
Support Centre<st1:PlaceName u2:st="on"></st1:PlaceName>: <st1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Harare</st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City>.</span></font><b><font
size=2 color="#660000" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#660000;font-weight:bold'><br>
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<tt><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Available online at:</span></font></tt></span></font></b><tt><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></tt><u><font
size=2 color="#000099" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#000099'><a
href="http://www.equinetafrica.org/bibl/docs/DIS65HRchimbari.pdf"
moz-do-not-send=true>http://www.equinetafrica.org/bibl/docs/POLBRF20Abuja.pdf</a></span></font></u><tt><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></tt><font
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Devoting 15% of domestic public funds to the health sector is necessary - both
to address the health and health care needs within east and southern Africa
(ESA) and to ensure progress towards building a universal and comprehensive
health system. The target of 15% is not unrealistic – it is very much in line
with levels of public spending in other countries around the world. Achieving
the 15% target demands that public funds not be consumed by debt servicing, so
rapid implementation of debt cancellation is critical. The 15% is understood to
mean domestic public spending on health, excluding external funding. This
policy brief provides information on progress towards meeting the <st1:City
w:st="on">Abuja</st1:City> commitment in east and southern <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>,
the obstacles and challengesto address,and the arguments for enhanced effort to
prioritising health in national budgets. </span></font><font size=2
color=maroon face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:maroon'><br>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993300;font-weight:bold'><br>
<tt><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>September 2008</span></font></tt></span></font></b>
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