Vietnam’s health economic spending

The country i chose is vietnam and the disease i chose is malaria

  1. What proportion of your country’s national health spending is from external donors?
  2. Does your country carry significant debt burden? Does the country benefit from external budget support or Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiatives? How does your country’s debt situation impact the health sector? Do your best to find information about the impact in your country; if there is no information available, write about what you expect the impact would be based on lecture/readings.
  3. Describe the current economic and poverty situation in your country. Review poverty indicators, sharing this information qualitatively and quantitatively. How did this assignment help you think about the type of intervention that would be most beneficial in your chosen country?
  4. Complete the following table to better understand your country’s health funding situation. Cite your source.
  5. National health spending in USD (specify year)

    Spending per person (‘per capita’) in USD

    Total

    $

    $ /capita

    Public (Government)

    $

    $ /capita

    Private (Everything else)

    $

    $ /capita