The aim of this publication is to present an analysis of health financing system of the Republic of Maldives and to provide information and evidence for health policy Maldives decisions and resource distribution to improve the quality of health service delivery across the country. The study presents a descriptive analysis of resource flows in the health system, showing where resources come from and how they are used. Presented data constitutes an essential benchmark for assessing the system National Health Accounts performance and evaluating health policies and interventions in the future. Maldives NHA report followed the methodology recommended in the Guide to 2011 Producing National Health Accounts (2003) prepared by WHO in collaboration with the World Bank and USAID. Health Economic Unit, Policy Planning Division Ministry of Health, Maldives January 2013 HSD-MAV-1 HSD-MAV-1 Distribution: General Maldives National Health Accounts 2011 Health Economic Unit, Policy Planning Division Ministry of Health, Maldives January 2013 © World Health Organization 2014 All rights reserved. Requests for publications, or for permission to reproduce or translate WHO publications – whether for sale or for noncommercial distribution – can be obtained from SEARO Library, World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, Indraprastha Estate, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110 002, India (fax: +91 11 23370197; e-mail:
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