Zambia has recently articulated an ambitious national health program designed to meeting health-related MDGs. Public expectations are high and Zambia continues to receive significant resources from global and bilateral donors to support its health agenda. Although the lack of adequate resources presents the most important constraint, the efficiency with which available resources are being utilised is another challenge that cannot be overlooked. Inefficiency in producing health care undermines the service coverage potential of the health system. This paper estimates the technical efficiency of a sample of hospitals in Zambia.
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Theme area
Equitable health services
Title of publication Investigating health system performance: An application of data envelopment analysis to Zambian hospitals
Date of publication
2007 April
Publication type
Electronic Source
Publication details
BioMed Central 7 58
Publication status
Published
Language
English
Keywords
data development, Zambia, health systems, technical effieciency
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Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd.