Financing maternal and child health--what are the limitations in estimating donor flows and resource needs?

Marco Schäferhoff and colleagues critique funding estimates for the maternal and child health Millennium Development Goals, and make recommendations for improving the tracking of financing flows and estimating the costs of scaling up interventions for mothers and children.

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Published in:PLoS medicine 2010-07, Vol.7 (7), p.e1000305-e1000305
Main Authors: Schäferhoff, Marco, Schrade, Christina, Yamey, Gavin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child health services
Child Health Services - economics
Child Health Services - legislation & jurisprudence
Child, Preschool
Female
Financing, Government
Financing, Personal
Government finance
Health Resources - economics
Health Resources - legislation & jurisprudence
Health Resources - supply & distribution
Health Services Needs and Demand - economics
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Management
Maternal health services
Maternal Health Services - economics
Maternal Health Services - legislation & jurisprudence
Maternal-Child Health Centers - economics
Medical care, Cost of
Obstetrics
Pediatrics and Child Health
Pediatrics and Child Health/Neonatology
Policy Forum
Pregnancy
Public Health and Epidemiology
Public Health and Epidemiology/Global Health
Public Health and Epidemiology/Health Policy
Women's Health
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Summary:Marco Schäferhoff and colleagues critique funding estimates for the maternal and child health Millennium Development Goals, and make recommendations for improving the tracking of financing flows and estimating the costs of scaling up interventions for mothers and children.
ISSN:1549-1676
1549-1277
1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000305