?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Improving+Allocative+Efficiency+in+Zimbabwe%E2%80%99s+Health+Sector%3A+Results+from+the+Health+Interventions+Prioritization+Tool&rft.creator=Hou%2C+X&rft.creator=Abou+Jaoude%2C+G&rft.creator=Gosce%2C+L&rft.creator=Shamu%2C+S&rft.creator=Sisimayi%2C+CN&rft.creator=Lannes%2C+L&rft.creator=Wilkinson%2C+TD&rft.creator=Kerr%2C+C&rft.creator=Haghparast-Bidgoli%2C+H&rft.creator=Skordis%2C+J&rft.description=The+country+of+Zimbabwe+has+seen+some+important+improvements+in+key+health+outcomes+since+2009.+However%2C+despite+progress+in+some+areas+of+the+health+sector%2C+the+country+did+not+meet+its+Millennium+Development+Goals+(MDGs)+and+current+progress+falls+short+of+the+Sustainable+Development+Goals+(SDGs)+milestones.+As+is+often+the+case%2C+the+poor+and+rural+populations+in+Zimbabwe+bear+a+disproportionate+burden+of+disease+and+health+risks.+The+situation+is+compounded+by+national+economic+challenges+and+health+sector+spending+inefficiencies+that+have+resulted+in+households+bearing+an+increasing+share+of+health+sector+financing%2C+mainly+through+out-of-pocket+expenditures.+Households+provide+approximately+25+percent+of+health+sector+financing+in+Zimbabwe.+Again%2C+the+poor+and+rural+populations+are+hardest+hit+by+this+economic+reality.+Zimbabwe+was+one+of+the+few+countries+in+which+HIPtool+was+piloted+at+the+proof+of+concept+stage.+HIPtool+enables+the+mathematical+prioritization+of+interventions+based+on+existing+data+and+a+set+of+criteria.+It+provides+a+technical+foundation+to+further+develop+an+essential+health+benefits+package.+However%2C+HIPtool%2C+at+this+stage+in+development%2C+still+has+strong+limitations%2C+which+are+outlined+along+with+results+in+this+report.&rft.publisher=World+Bank&rft.date=2021&rft.type=Report&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++(07.+Economic+and+Sector+Work+(ESW)+Studies+++).+World+Bank%3A+Washington+DC%2C+US.+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10129849%2F1%2FImproving-Allocative-Efficiency-in-Zimbabwe-s-Health-Sector-Results-from-the-Health-Interventions-Prioritization-Tool.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10129849%2F&rft.rights=open