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Chabrol Fanny, Albert L., Ridde Valéry. (2018). 40 years after Alma-Ata, is building new hospitals in low-income and lower-middle-income countries beneficial ?. BMJ Global Health, 3 (3), e001293 [5 p.]. ISSN 2059-7908.

Titre du document
40 years after Alma-Ata, is building new hospitals in low-income and lower-middle-income countries beneficial ?
Année de publication
2018
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000500921100012
Auteurs
Chabrol Fanny, Albert L., Ridde Valéry
Source
BMJ Global Health, 2018, 3 (3), e001293 [5 p.] ISSN 2059-7908
Public hospitals in low-income and lower-middle-income countries face acute material and financial constraints, and there is a trend towards building new hospitals to contend with growing population health needs. Three cases of new hospital construction are used to explore issues in relation to their funding, maintenance and sustainability. While hospitals are recognised as a key component of healthcare systems, their role, organisation, funding and other aspects have been largely neglected in health policies and debates since the Alma Ata Declaration. Building new hospitals is politically more attractive for both national decisionmakers and donors because they symbolise progress, better services and nation-building. To avoid the `white elephant' syndrome, the deepening of within-country socioeconomic and geographical inequalities (especially urban-rural), and the exacerbation of hospital-centrism, there is an urgent need to investigate in greater depth how these hospitals are integrated into health systems and to discuss their long-term economic, social and environmental sustainability.
Plan de classement
Santé : aspects socioculturels, économiques et politiques [056]
Description Géographique
HAITI ; AFRIQUE SUBSAHARIENNE ; LESOTHO
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010079018]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010079018
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