There are no systematic data on the contribution of faithbased
providers, although it is acknowledged to be significant
in many countries. For example, two World Health Organization
studies estimated that FBOs provide at least 40% of
health services overall in Sub-Saharan Africa (WHO, 2007),
although other studies reveal considerable variation between
countries in the nature and scale of their contribution (e.g.,
ARHAP, 2008). Another attempt to assemble data from a
variety of sources revealed that Christian health services are
estimated to contribute about a third of national health services
in Malawi and Zambia, between 40% and 50% in several
other African countries and about 10% in India (despite only
2.3% of the population being Christian) (Rookes, 2010, p.
65).