Health care financing in Grenada: how to share the responsibility of paying for better services

ABSTRACT

Presents details of a study of the health services sector and the current and prospective means of financing its operation. Findings show that the public health system accounted for nearly 14.6 percent of the government's recurrent budget or about EC$23.5 million in 1990/91, whilst Grenadian spent EC$3 million on private consultations and medicine. The combined total amounts to EC$265 per capita, which is significantly more than in Dominica and St. Lucia. Details on how the public and private sectors share the responsibility of paying for health services are given. Concludes that public health system is well organized in terms of structure and distribution of physical facilities, but inefficient in the management of personnel and material resources. Recommendations and suggestions as to ways non-tax sources can share the responsibility of paying for better health services are given