TY - JOUR
T1 - Asistencia para el desarrollo de los trabajadores de salud de la comunidad en 114 países de ingresos bajos y medianos, 2007-2017
AU - Lu, Chunling
AU - Palazuelos, Daniel
AU - Luan, Yiqun
AU - Sachs, Sonia Ehrlich
AU - Mitnick, Carole Diane
AU - Rhatigan, Joseph
AU - Perry, Henry B.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Zhihui Li and David Liu and Rhonda Stryker Funds from the Harvard Medical School.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - Objective To estimate the level and trend of development assistance for community health worker-related projects in low-and middle-income countries between 2007 and 2017. Methods We extracted data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s creditor reporting system on aid funding for projects to support community health workers (CHWs) in 114 countries over 2007–2017. We produced estimates for projects specifically described by relevant keywords and for projects which could include components on CHWs. We analysed the pattern of development assistance by purpose, donors, recipient regions and countries, and trends over time. Findings Between 2007 and 2017, total development assistance targeting CHW projects was around United States dollars (US$) 5 298.02 million, accounting for 2.5% of the US$ 209 277.99 million total development assistance for health. The top three donors (Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the government of Canada and the government of the United States of America) provided a total of US$ 4 350.08 million (82.1%) of development assistance for these projects. Sub-Saharan Africa received a total US$ 3 717.93 million, the largest per capita assistance over 11 years (US$ 0.39; total population: 9 426.25 million). Development assistance to projects that focused on infectious diseases and child and maternal health received most funds during the study period. Conclusion The share of development assistance invested in the CHW projects was small, unstable and decreasing in recent years. More research is needed on tracking government investments in CHW-related projects and assessing the impact of investments on programme effectiveness.
AB - Objective To estimate the level and trend of development assistance for community health worker-related projects in low-and middle-income countries between 2007 and 2017. Methods We extracted data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s creditor reporting system on aid funding for projects to support community health workers (CHWs) in 114 countries over 2007–2017. We produced estimates for projects specifically described by relevant keywords and for projects which could include components on CHWs. We analysed the pattern of development assistance by purpose, donors, recipient regions and countries, and trends over time. Findings Between 2007 and 2017, total development assistance targeting CHW projects was around United States dollars (US$) 5 298.02 million, accounting for 2.5% of the US$ 209 277.99 million total development assistance for health. The top three donors (Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the government of Canada and the government of the United States of America) provided a total of US$ 4 350.08 million (82.1%) of development assistance for these projects. Sub-Saharan Africa received a total US$ 3 717.93 million, the largest per capita assistance over 11 years (US$ 0.39; total population: 9 426.25 million). Development assistance to projects that focused on infectious diseases and child and maternal health received most funds during the study period. Conclusion The share of development assistance invested in the CHW projects was small, unstable and decreasing in recent years. More research is needed on tracking government investments in CHW-related projects and assessing the impact of investments on programme effectiveness.
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U2 - 10.2471/BLT.19.235499
DO - 10.2471/BLT.19.235499
M3 - Article
C2 - 31902960
AN - SCOPUS:85077479845
SN - 0042-9686
VL - 98
SP - 30
EP - 39
JO - Bulletin of the World Health Organization
JF - Bulletin of the World Health Organization
IS - 1
ER -