External aid for health in Viet Nam: additional or fungible?

Overview

This paper analyses the impact of external aid  for health on overall financing of the health sector in Viet Nam.  Two  aid  modalities are assessed – general  budget support and donor funded health projects – with the key  question  being  whether these aid  modalities have led to increased government spending  on health.

This report is part of a series, The World Health Report 2010 Background Papers, which were written to inform the process of developing the key messages of the World Health Report 2010: Health systems financing: The path to universal coverage.