The study revealed that the contribution of the AIDS levy in Zimbabwe has so far been insignificant. Furthermore, it is not a stable source of funding due to high levels of inflation in Zimbabwe. Inequities exist in the allocation of funds from the AIDS levy according to province, the most extreme case being Matabeleland South province, which had the highest HIV prevalence but received the second-lowest allocation. Unfortunately, many households already have to pay for health services themselves, so the AIDS levy has simply become an additional tax burden.
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Theme area
Resource allocation and health financing
Title of publication Discussion paper 56: National Health Financing in Zimbabwe 2005: Contribution of the National AIDS Levy to National Health Care Support
Date of publication
2008 March
Publication type
Document
Publication details
EQUINET Discussion Paper 56 pp 1-26
Publication status
Published
Language
English
Keywords
Zimbabwe, AIDS levy, National AIDS Council
Abstract
Country
Zimbabwe
Publisher
EQUINET
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Equinet Publication Type
Discussion paper