Better Health in Africa: Experience and Lessons Learned (World Bank, 1994, 236 pages): Acknowledgements

Better Health in Africa: Experience and Lessons Learned (World Bank, 1994, 236 pages)

		(introductory text...)
		Foreword
		Acknowledgements
		Acronyms
		Chapter 1 Introduction and overview
		Chapter 2 - Health and development
		Chapter 3 - Creating an enabling environment for health
		Chapter 4 - Revitalizing national systems of health care
		Chapter 5 - The importance of pharmaceuticals and essential drug programs
		Chapter 6 - Managing human resources for health
		Chapter 7 - Infrastructure and equipment
		Chapter 8 - Management capacity and institutional reform
		Chapter 9 - Costing and paying for the basic package of health services
		Chapter 10 - Mobilizing resources to pay for better health
		Chapter 11 - Construction and maintenance problems of drainage works
		Chapter 12 - Cultivator organizations
		Chapter 13 - Village schemes and small tank projects
		Chapter 14 - Groundwater development
		Chapter 15 - Conjunctive use of surface and groundwater
		Chapter 16 - Pumped lift irrigation distribution
		Chapter 17 - Technical and operational improvements in rehabilitation of irrigation projects
		Chapter 18 - Ecological and riparian factors in irrigation development
		References
		Distributors of World Bank Publications

Acknowledgements

Better Health in Africa was written R. Paul Shaw and A. Edward Elmendorf. The study cam was managed by A. Edward Elmendorf and Louis Lamboray, under the general direction of Ishrat Z. Husain. Pieffe Landell-Mills and Kevin M. Cleaver provided management support. Jean-Louis Lambomy and Reiko Niimi contributed to the conceptual design of the study, the preparation of initial drafts of Chapters 3, 4, and 8, and coordinated a review of inputs of external partners. Zia Yusuf contributed to the design of the costing and financing framework used in Chapter 9. My Vu and Ali Sy prepared the statistical appendix, and James Shafer had principal responsibility for processing the text.

Consultations and workshops with many African health leaders, including policy makers, analysts and health care providers, contributed to the final prod- UCL The Regional Director of WHO for Africa provided invaluable advice and moral support in the task. His African Advisory Committee on Health Development the WHO/African Regional Office "Health for All" team, WHO Head- quarters International Cooperation Division (ICO) personnel, and UNICEF staff members at Headquarters and in the field made substantial contributions at the design, writing, and review stages.

Donors to health improvement in Africa, and nongovernment organizations aiding health in Africa, were consulted on the study. Preparation of the study was also aided by a series of background papers, as well as the contributions and comments of many other people inside and outside the World Bank.

WHO/ICO contributed to the financing of the study. FINNIDA financed the workshops held in Africa, and the Swedish International Development Agency financed the African expert review panel. The governments of Belgium, Fin- land, Japan, and the Netherlands contributed consultant support Support was also received from the Center for Health and Development at The George Washington University and the International Organization Fellows Program of the United Nations Association/National Capital Area.