Table 1 The key health financing related challenges
From: National health financing policy in Eritrea: a survey of preliminary considerations
Challenges | Number of respondents |
|---|---|
Shortage (insufficiency) of financial resources | 4 |
Shortage of skilled human resources | 3 |
To develop a comprehensive HFP & start implementing it by phases | 5 |
No insurance scheme | 2 |
Majority of our population is below poverty line | 2 |
No experience on revolving fund or retention of fund at service giving site | 2 |
Facilities - hospitals not prepared to immediately take off the financing system. Poor management of resources is not to be denied. | 1 |
Poor referral mechanism | 1 |
Inefficient use of available funds | 1 |
Unavailability of health planning office | 1 |
Discouraging incentives | 1 |
Absence of a SWAP for coordinating partner contributions | 1 |
Dearth of administrative and monitoring procedures | 2 |
Increasing cost of medication & awareness of medical facilities | 1 |