Can international health programmes be sustained after the end of international funding? The case of eye care interventions in Ghana

Blanchet, K; James, P

Abstract

There is general agreement amongst major international policy makers that sustainability is a key component of health interventions in developing countries. However, there is little evidence on the factors enabling or constraining sustainability. Diffusion of innovation theory can help explain how the continuation of activities is related to the attributes of innovations. Innovations are characterised by five attributes: (i) relative advantage; (ii) compatibility; (iii) complexity; (iv) triability; and (v) observability. An eye care programme was selected as a case study. The programme was implemented in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana and had been funded over a ten-year period by an international organisation.

Citation

Blanchet, K., & James, P. (2014). Can international health programmes be sustained after the end of international funding? The case of eye care interventions in Ghana. BMC Health Services Research, 14(77), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-77

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Feb 19, 2014
• Deposit Date: Feb 11, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 7, 2019
• Journal: BMC Health Services Research
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 77
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-77
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-77
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