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How much should countries spend on health
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Savedoff, William D. |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | The range in per capita health spending across countries is larger than 100 to 1 and this translates into spending of anywhere between 1 percent to well over 10 percent of national income. Yet health outcomes across countries are not strongly related with the level of spending on health services once other factors and other kinds of expenditure are accounted for. It may not be surprising then to find many people asking "what is the right amount for a country to spend on health?" The attractiveness of such a question is clear from the numerous times that references are made to it in national health policy debates. It is also apparent from frequent references to an alleged WHO "recommendation" that countries should spend 5 percent of GDP on health a recommendation which was never formally approved and which has little basis in fact [see Appendix A]. Addressing such a question with solid evidence is in great demand. However the question itself is quite deceptive because it appears to be complete when in fact it is not. (excerpt) |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.who.int/health_financing/en/how_much_should_dp_03_2.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
