The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Education and Healthcare in the Economies of the Former Soviet Union - the Case of Moldova

The main aim of the study is to describe the changes in education and health financing and the associated changes in service delivery during the crisis.

The Moldovan authorities ensured that consistently increasing resources were allocated to the education sector during 2001 – 2010. The government has protected the education budget from the impact of the financial crisis. However, one of the basic problems in the education sector is the inefficient use of public finances. The global economic crisis has provided an opportunity to pause and reflect on the Moldovan education system, how it is funded and what the priorities should be.

In the past, the health care system in Moldova was based on inpatient medical care being inefficient and costly. In response to the socio-economic crisis during the transition period, the Government was forced to ensure a decent level of medical services and improve trust in the system. The healthcare sector became a burden for the state budget, and health indicators were declining.

The project has been funded by the Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative of the Open Society Foundations and implemented in collaboration with CASE Ukraine, CASE Moldova and CASE Kyrgyzstan

Read the full CASE Network Report No. 99 “The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Education and Healthcare in the Economies of the Former Soviet Union - the Case of Moldova” by  Nina Cainarean, Eugenia Veverita and Petru Veverita.