Productivity change of national health systems in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region: application of DEA-based Malmquist productivity index

Productivity change of national health systems in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region: application of DEA-based Malmquist productivity index

Abstract Background The pursuit of efficiency and productivity is one of the goals of health systems. In the era of Sustainable Development Goals and particularly the move towards universal health coverage, it is imperative to curb wastage of resources to ensure sustainable access of the population...

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Main Authors: Maysoun Dimachkie Masri, Eyob Zere Asbu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Global Health Research and Policy
Subjects:
Data envelopment analysis (DEA)
Efficiency
Eastern Mediterranean region of the World Health Organization (EMR)
Output-oriented Malmquist productivity index (MTFP)
Productivity
Productivity change
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41256-018-0077-8

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