LCHE Seminar - Samuel Lordemus (University of Lucerne)

Where the money flows? Colonial health investment and hospital outcomes in the D.R.Congo

Tuesday 22 October 2024 - 14h00 to 15h00

PROLINE Baker

This paper explores the role of colonial medical missions in causing contemporaneous disparities in hospital outcomes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Using GIS data and archival records from colonial Belgian Congo, we track the establishment of colonial health settlements and match them with modern hospitals. We document a strong, positive, and persistent effect on infrastructure capacity as well as on resources allocated by the central government for salaries, even after controlling for differences in health workers.

Published from 23 September 2024 to 23 October 2024
Unisanté/ Bâtiment Proline (Station Vennes) Route de la Corniche 10, 1010 Lausanne
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