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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The effects of public and private health care expenditure on health status in sub-Saharan Africa: New evidence from panel data analysis
Health Economics Review, Volume 2, No. 1, Article 22, Year 2012
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Background: Health care expenditure has been low over the years in developing regions of the world. A majority of countries in these regions, especially sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), rely on donor grants and loans to finance health care. Such expenditures are not only unsustainable but also inadequate considering the enormous health care burden in the region. The objectives of this study are to determine the effect of health care expenditure on population health status and to examine the effect by public and private expenditure sources. Methods: The study used panel data from 1995 to 2010 covering 44 countries in SSA. Fixed and random effects panel data regression models were fitted to determine the effects of health care expenditure on health outcomes. Results: The results show that health care expenditure significantly influences health status through improving life expectancy at birth, reducing death and infant mortality rates. Both public and private health care spending showed strong positive association with health status even though public health care spending had relatively higher impact. Conclusion: The findings imply that health care expenditure remains a crucial component of health status improvement in sub-Saharan African countries. Increasing health care expenditure will be a significant step in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Further, policy makers need to establish effective public-private partnership in allocating health care expenditures. © 2012 Novignon et al.; licensee Springer.
Authors & Co-Authors
Novignon, Jacob
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Olakojo, Solomon Abayomi
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Nonvignon, Justice
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Statistics
Citations: 214
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/2191-1991-2-22
e-ISSN:
21911991
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study