INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
January 10, 2006
A growing number of poor nations around the world are hiring international nonprofit groups to operate their health clinics and hospitals, reports The New York Times. The approach has allowed wealthy countries and other donors to bypass inefficient, sometimes corrupt, government agencies to support health efforts. In Cambodia, for example, five aid groups, including Save the Children Australia, have been more successful at improving health services than the government, according to a World Bank study.
