•Africa designated as greatest health care access
shortage according to 2006 WHO
Annual Report
–Trend in Africa: In general, national NGOs made up
50-75% of the total number of NGOs
operating in the health sector, while the presence of international NGOs increased
substantially in countries
under emergencies.2
•During disasters: Sri Lanka had major corruption in NGO usage of cash donations and in-kind product post-Tsunami.
–Rapid increase in number of NGOs during a disaster can
cause corruption by
overwhelming non-profit/volunteer system and thus actually becoming ineffective.
•Counteracted only when required to use reliable donation
usage evaluation methods
•Best way to evaluate medical groups is by a
clinical/outcomes approach
tied to health care costs/savings.
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