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. 2019 Jan 25;34(1):12–23. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czy091

Table 3.

Contribution of various funding sources to overall health financing by resources approved, brought forward, received and spent for each council in the FY2013/14

[USD] (% of total) Council A
Council B
Approved budget Brought forward Received Spent Approved budget Brought forward Received Spent
Personal emolument (LGBGa) 1 421 846 (61%) 0 892 258 (57%) 892 258 (49%) 1 593 944 (49%) 0 1 571 962 (57%) 1 571 962 (59%)
Other charges (LGBGa) 119 741 (5%) 18 132 (3%) 130 044 (8%) 103 012 (6%) 221 997 (7%) 0 188 932 (7%) 148 005 (6%)
Health Sector Basket Fund 318 478 (14%) 137 892 (26%) 318 478 (20%) 369 029 (20%) 492 600 (15%) 263 348 (51%) 492 600 (18%) 474 540 (18%)
Health Sector Development Grant 74 124 (3%) 105 677 (20%) 23 067 (1%) 90 023 (5%) 113 809 (4%) 173 893 (34%) 0 164 399 (6%)
Local Government Development Grant 116 875 (5%) 241 604 (45%) 12 303 (1%) 203 936 (11%) 0 14 749 (3%) 0 0
Central government other source 0 0 0 0 246 052 (8%) 0 246 052 (9%) 37 587 (1%)
Council own source 12 303 (1%) 0 0 0 123 026 (4%) 0 0 0
Receipt in kind (Medical Store Department) 167 780 (7%) 0 113 628 (7%) 113 628 (6%) 223 538 (7%) 0 223 538 (8%) 223 538 (8%)
Cost sharing and insurance funds
National Health Insurance Fund 19 721 (1%) 0 9421 (1%) 9421 (1%) 24 605 (1%) 10 102 (2%) 0 10 102 (0%)
Community Health Fund 44 412 (2%) 21 986 (4%) 36 131c (2%) 23 795 (1%) 169 530 (5%) 55 060 (11%) 554(0%) 0
User fee 23 873 (1%) 0 19 242 (1%) 13 274 (1%) 14 563 (0%) 0 14 563 (1%) 14 563 (1%)
Drug Revolving Fundb 7382 (0%) 12 841 (2%) 12 215 (1%) 19 944 (1%) 0 0 0 0
Total 2 326 535 538 131 1 566 786 1 838 319 3 223 664 517 152 2 738 200 2 644 696

aLocal Government Block Grants (LGBGs) are divided into ‘Personal emolument’ (salaries) and ‘Other charges’ (statutory employment benefits).

bMoney obtained from selling medicines at hospital level (only in councils with a public hospital) (McIntyre et al., 2008).

cComposition of CHF (45%) and matching fund (34%) contributions from all levels of care as well as NHIF (14%) and user fees (6%) from health centres and dispensaries. A total of 2% are of unknown source.