Moderator
Agnes Soucat, Advisor on Health, Nutrition and Population for Africa, The World Bank
Presentations
- Planning and budgeting for MDG results in Ethiopia
Dr. Nejmudin Kedir Bilal, Director, Policy and Planning, Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
Download Powerpoint [PDF – 1.05 MB] - Modelling the costs of scaling up of MNCH services in Cambodia
David Collins, Director of Finance and Accounting, Management Sciences for Health
Download Powerpoint [PDF – 114.67 KB] - Unified health model by UN Inter-Agency Working Group
Karin Stenberg, Health Economist, Health Systems Financing , WHO
Download Powerpoint [PDF – 2.46 MB]
Description
This session provided an overview of recent efforts to improve costing estimates for national and international planning of funding for maternal, newborn and child health programs. The moderator reviewed the concepts and uses of costing methodologies and costing tools. An update was provided on the unified costing model across UN agencies. Applications of costings for scaling up programs at the country level were also presented.