Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
The main objective of this study was to examine malaria spending efficiency and its …

Malaria remains an important public health concern. Sub-Saharan African countries carry
over 95% of the global burden. Unfortunately, there are also major resource constraints that …

Background Providing health care services in Africa is hampered by severe scarcity of
personnel, medical supplies and financial funds. Consequently, managers of health care …

Health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has improved over the years with several
recent efforts to improve resource commitments to the health sector. Health outcomes in the …

Abstract Background Since the year 2000, Africa has made significant progress in the fight
against malaria. Between 2000 and 2015, the incidence and death from malaria fell by 42 …

Abstract Background The Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method has been fruitfully used
in many countries in Asia, Europe and North America to shed light on the efficiency of health …

Background Zambia has recently articulated an ambitious national health program designed
to meeting health-related MDGs. Public expectations are high and Zambia continues to …

Objective This study aims to estimate the technical efficiency of health systems in Asia.
Settings The study was conducted in Asian countries. Methods We applied an output …

Background Improving health system efficiency is a key strategy to increase health system
performance and accelerate progress towards Universal Health Coverage. In 2013, Kenya …

Background Forty-nine million people or 83 per cent of the entire population of 59 million
rely on the public healthcare system in South Africa. Coupled with a shortage of medical …