Digital Health and Fiscal Credibility in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Scoping Review of Practice‐Based Evidence

When embedded in robust governance and public financial management, and framed as rule-consistent investment, digital health can expand fiscal space, support compliance with fiscal rules, and strengthen fiscal credibility, helping LMICs reassure lenders and justify sustainable borrowing for health system strengthening.

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Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
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2026-02-01
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https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.70372
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Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
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Digital Health and Fiscal Credibility in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Scoping Review of Practice‐Based Evidence

Olufisayo Olakotan, Samuel Atiku
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
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Digital Health and Fiscal Credibility in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Scoping Review of Practice‐Based Evidence

Olufisayo Olakotan, Samuel Atiku
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Abstract

When embedded in robust governance and public financial management, and framed as rule-consistent investment, digital health can expand fiscal space, support compliance with fiscal rules, and strengthen fiscal credibility, helping LMICs reassure lenders and justify sustainable borrowing for health system strengthening.

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical PracticeVol. 32(1)
Aston University (GB), University of Staffordshire (GB), University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (GB)
Openalex Percentile: Top 70%
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
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