Bhutan: Cross-Programmatic Efficiency Analysis

Overview

In 2019, WHO worked alongside the Bhutan Ministry of Health (MOH) to assess the country’s health system as they look to restructure their health system to enable a more efficient and coherent service delivery model. Through the cross-programmatic efficiency analysis, specific areas of overlap, misalignment, or duplication that constrain implementation of effective service delivery have been identified with the aim to improve coverage of quality health care services, ensure government investment in health care is used efficiently, and to inform transition processes. This policy brief, which outlines the identified inefficiencies, their implications, and policy options, is written based on that analysis, with recognition that changes in the health system may have taken place since the study was conducted.