TY - BOOK AU - Green,Andrew ED - Oxford University Press. TI - An introduction to health planning in developing countries T2 - Oxford medical publications SN - 0192629840 AV - RA395.D44 G74 1999 PY - 1999/// CY - Oxford [England], New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Health planning KW - Developing countries KW - National health services N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword; Anne Mills; Preface; A. Green; What is planning, and why plan?; Approaches to planning; The policy context: Primary health care and health sector reform; Planning for health; Financing health care; Information for planning; Situational analysis; Setting priorities; Costs and costing; Optional appraisal and evaluation; Resource allocation and budgeting; Programmes, projects, implementation, and monitoring; Planning human resources; The state of planning and planning for the State N2 - This is the second edition of the text aimed at planners and health policy makers involved in planning for health in developing countries. It explains the importance of health planning, outlines the policy context internationally and then looks at each stage in the Planning Spiral ER -