Strategic options for financing health system modernization and development: what can Vietnam learn from international experiences? ? Report for Development Strategy Institute, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Hanoi.

摘要

This study was commissioned by UNDP to inform the process of drafting the Vietnam SEDS, 2011-ud20 and other health sectoral policies. It aims to highlight some of the main health financingudchallenges facing Vietnam and to draw on international literature to produce recommendations asudto how the country should respond to them.udThe study was conducted in January to April 2011. It is based on a review of the literature forudhealth financing in Vietnam and in selected neighbouring and comparable countries, as well asudsecondary data from Vietnam, key informant visits and one field trip to Vinh Phuc Province. It isudstructured along the lines of the four key health financing functions – i) revenue collection; ii) riskudpooling; iii) purchasing; and iv) provision of services.