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11. Does the PRSP identify the burden of disease among the poor?
� It explicitly describes the diseases that are most commonly found among the poor
� It describes the burden of disease among the population, but does not explicitly refer to
the poor
� It does not explicitly describe the population health status, except for an overview of
social/health indicators
12. Does the PRSP mention studies that have analyzed why the health system fails to serve the
poor?
� It explicitly does:
� It implicitly does:
� It mentions studies that have analyzed the constraints of the health system, but does not
explicitly refer to the poor
� It does not
13.a Does the PRSP identify why the health system fails to serve the poor?
� It explicitly describes why the health system fails to serve the poor:
� It describes why the health system fails to serve the population, but does not explicitly
refer to the poor:
� It does not describe the constraints of the health care system
13.b Does the PRSP identify what groups do not have access to health care (disabled people,
HIV/AIDS clients):
� It does:
� It does not
13.c Does the PRSP describe existing financial barriers to health care, particularly for the poor?
� It does:
� It does not
c.2 Health sector strategy and policies
14. What are the overall objectives of the strategy and how are they subdivided into pillars or
themes?
15.a Does the PRSP explicitly mention the central values underlying the strategy?
� It does:
� It does not explicitly mention these values, but it is possible to identify them (implicit
values):
15.b Does the PRSP explicitly mention equity as a central value underlying the strategy?
� It does:
� It does not, but it does explicitly mention
16. Does the strategy include specified strategies and a detailed time-line? Is the strategy
budgeted and what level of detail is presented?
17. Is the strategy based on poverty-related health data (evidence-based)?
� The strategy targets the named poorest regions
� The strategy targets the named poorest and vulnerable groups
� The strategy targets the burden of disease among the poor (HIV/AIDS, communicable
diseases)
� The strategy targets those services that are known to benefit the poor (primary health
care, sexual and reproductive health, child health, etc)
� The strategy includes the health needs of (poor) women
18. Does the strategy include (re)allocation proposals, including to the poorest regions and the
health services that predominantly benefit the poor?
� It does:
� It does, but without explicitly mentioning the poor:
� It does not
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