The Consultation on the System of Health Accounts in the Pacific was held in Nadi, Fiji from 12 to 14 May 2009.  The consultation was attended by 19 participants from six Pacific island countries, together with WHO health financing experts and a consultant. Observers from the Asian Development Bank, Australian Agency for International Development, World Bank and Asia-Pacific National Health Accounts Network participated and contributed to the discussions.

The consultation meeting successfully met the following objectives:

(1) to review and provide recommendations on the draft manual, A System of Health Accounts, which reflect key issues and challenges in the Pacific island context; and

(2) to update the framework for developing and institutionalizing NHAs in the Pacific to enhance NHA consistency with global standards.

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