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

Marco Schäferhoff; Christina Schrade; Gavin Yamey

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000305

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

PLoS Med. 2010 Jul 6;7(7):e1000305. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000305.

Authors

Marco Schäferhoff¹, Christina Schrade, Gavin Yamey

Affiliation

¹ Evidence to Policy initiative, SEEK Development, Berlin, Germany. [email protected]

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Evaluation Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Child Health Services / economics*
Child Health Services / legislation & jurisprudence
Child, Preschool
Female
Financing, Government
Financing, Personal
Health Resources / economics*
Health Resources / legislation & jurisprudence
Health Resources / supply & distribution*
Health Services Needs and Demand / economics
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Maternal Health Services / economics*
Maternal Health Services / legislation & jurisprudence
Maternal-Child Health Centers / economics
Pregnancy