Showing papers by "Guy Carrin published in 1987"
TL;DR: It is argued that inappropriate or irrational prescription behavior is a by-product of the variability in prescribing, and an attempt to understand this variability.
30 citations
TL;DR: A range of alternative and additional sources of revenue are looked at and the scope for community financing of drugs is looked at, in particular, at the scope of community financed drugs in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Abstract: ‘Health for all by the year 2000’ is unlikely to be achieved in a number of Third World countries, including those in Sub-Saharan Africa, if reliance is placed solely on the public health budget. This article looks at a range of alternative and additional sources of revenue and, in particular, at the scope for community financing of drugs. Developments in the region are reviewed for their insights into the strengths and weaknesses of each financing scheme; and, as a guide to shaping policies that make an appropriate choice of method of health care financing.
24 citations