Jacob Novignon|Solomon Abayomi Olakojo|Justice Nonvignon
The effects of public and private health care expenditure on health status in sub-Saharan Africa: new evidence from panel data analysis
University of Ibadan|University of Ibadan|University of Ghana
health care expenditure low years developing regions world majority countries regions especially subsaharan africa ssa rely donor grants loans finance health care expenditures unsustainable also inadequate considering enormous health care burden region objectives study determine effect health care expenditure population health status examine effect public private expenditure sourcesthe study used panel data 1995 2010 covering 44 countries ssa fixed random effects panel data regression models fitted determine effects health care expenditure health outcomesthe results show health care expenditure significantly influences health status improving life expectancy birth reducing death infant mortality rates public private health care spending showed strong positive association health status even though public health care spending relatively higher impactthe findings imply health care expenditure remains crucial component health status improvement subsaharan african countries increasing health care expenditure significant step achieving millennium development goals policy makers need establish effective publicprivate partnership allocating health care expenditures