Publication

This report addresses the lack of accurate information about spending on health services and public health programs. It argues that this lack of information represents a key constraint for good policymaking and effective use of resources in developing countries. The report calls for a move from tracking expenditures on specific health programs in an uncoordinated way to coherent support to improve government budgetary and financial systems in the developing world. It also recommends the institutionalization of standard approaches to documenting and analyzing health sector expenditures as well as the provision of more timely, predictable and forward looking data on external assistance to the health sector.