It is argued that while increase in budgetary allocation to social services is highly desirable, it is not sufficient to guarantee enhancement in better health outcome. This paper links public health expenditure, economic growth and health outcomes and the causality among them using Nigeria data. The finding suggests increase in public health expenditure has decreased infant mortality rate while infant mortality rate is negatively correlated with economic growth. Interestingly, the direction of causality among public health expenditure, infant mortality rate and growth is unidirectional, from public health expenditure to growth.
Edeme, R. & Olisakwe, O (2019). PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN NIGERIA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/public-health-expenditure-economic-growth-and-health-outcomes-in-nigeria
Edeme, Richardson, and Oluchukwu Olisakwe "PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN NIGERIA" Afribary. Afribary, 19 Feb. 2019, https://afribary.com/works/public-health-expenditure-economic-growth-and-health-outcomes-in-nigeria. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
Edeme, Richardson, and Oluchukwu Olisakwe . "PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN NIGERIA". Afribary, Afribary, 19 Feb. 2019. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/public-health-expenditure-economic-growth-and-health-outcomes-in-nigeria >.
Edeme, Richardson and Olisakwe, Oluchukwu . "PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN NIGERIA" Afribary (2019). Accessed April 25, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/public-health-expenditure-economic-growth-and-health-outcomes-in-nigeria