Micheal Kofi Boachie|K. Ramu
Effect of public health expenditure on health status in Ghana
Annamalai University|Annamalai University
health outcome indicator economic growth development country healthcare major factor health status regard healthcare expenditure vital input health production function context study examined effect public health expenditure health status ghana annual timeseries data infant mortality rate real per capita income literacy levels female labour force participation rate period 19902012 used infant mortality rate used output variable test relationship inputoutput variables ordinary least squares neweywest regression techniques used regression estimates suggest real per capita income public health expenditure education female presence labour market negatively related infant mortality rate however elasticity coefficients female participation labour market real per capita income statistically insignificant 5 level study concludes public health expenditure literacyeducation improve health status reducing infant mortality favourable effect education literacy health greater public health spending whereas effect real per capita come health found weak findings provide impetus government raise literacy level health spending country promote health