Gemma Berenguer|Ananth V. Iyer|Prashant Yadav
Disentangling the efficiency drivers in country?level global health programs: An empirical study
State Street (United States)|State Street (United States)|Davidson College|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
abstract motivated cost reductions outcome improvements generated benchmarking many industries focus incountry global health programs identify quantify opportunities process improvement empirically study major efficiency drivers reproductive health rh country programs subsaharan africa sponsored international funding organizations ensure level playing field comparison across countries quantify impact crosscountry heterogeneity random shocks efficiency rh programs analyze relationships isolate effects attributable managerial inefficiency use threestage data envelopment analysis deastochastic frontier analysis sfa model show impact environmental factors program efficiency linking policy making decisions operational health outcome performance also show donor fragmentation negatively impacts managerial efficiency suggest actions mitigate effect provide way improve performance benchmarking efforts within groups countries present initial prototype efforts