The value of such an approach has recently been demonstrated in Ethiopia, where health outcomes have improved.
While most of the Sierra Leone facilities were built with donor funds, the government has gone along with plans to accelerate the construction drive.
The government and donors have a joint responsibility to pursue a more cautious approach that guarantees quality service delivery.
At the WHO’s World Health Assembly this month, participants should shine a spotlight on this responsibility and begin to rethink current strategies for achieving universal health coverage.
With a more measured approach, it will take longer to build the same number of clinics.
But more lives will be saved.
And that’s the only indicator that should count.
By Samuel Kargbo. This article is reproduced from Project Syndicate
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