CABRI health sector program looks at the planning, financing and expenditure management in the health sector. The programme looks at how strengthening the linkage between Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health can contribute to higher value for money. Understanding the complementary role of national and sector level in policy formulation and budget processes and making these processes more efficient and better integrated should foster the provision of quality services for better health outcomes.

CABRI first Health Dialogue

The two-day CABRI dialogue on value for money in the health sector: policy and budget planning brought together senior officials from the budget office and ministries of health. The dialogue was held in Nairobi on 4-5 April 2011. Participants discussed how policies could be designed to reduce inefficiencies along the result chain and what can be done to achieve value for money in the health sector through better planning. Two keynote papers were supported by two case studies.

The publications and documents are available below:

CABRI Health Dialogue : Case Study Maternal and Child Health in Ghana

CABRI Health Dialogue : Case Study 2 Malaria Control and Elimination: Zanzibar

CABRI Health Dialogue : Keynote Report 1 The Health Challenge in Africa and its Institutional Context

CABRI Health Dialogue : Keynote Report 2 Planning Health Policy


The presentations are available below:

Introduction: CABRI Health dialogue

Presentation 1:  The Africa Health Challenge, John Kruger

Presentation 2: Policy and Planning in the Health Sector, Orvill Adams

Guest speaker : Case Mix, Dr Brian Ruff, Discovery Health

Guest speaker:  Value for Money, JPAL, Kamilla Gumede