Who Produces NHA?
Generally, NHA is produced either by the ministry of health, finance (Revenue) department or the national planning and statistics bureau. While national authorities may adopt different approaches to assign the responsibility to update NHA, what should ideally be ensured is that: There is open access to the information needed and the results can be easily made available to institutions and people who would be responsible for formulating and evaluating national health policy. The representatives from different institutions who can contribute to update NHA should join together to collaborate without major difficulties. The political and institutional interference is minimized in the production of NHA, so that work can continue without significant upheaval from political and institutional changes. The locations which best meet these conditions differ from country to country and they may either be a department within the ministries of health, finance, statistics or planning, or a specialize
