Health expenditure and economic growth - a review of the literature and an analysis between the economic community for central African states (CEMAC) and selected African countries
Abstract African leaders accepted in the year 2001 through the Abuja Declaration to allocate 15% of their government expenditure on health but by 2013 only five (5) African countries achieved this target. In this paper, a comparative analysis on the impact of health expenditure between countries in...
Main Authors: | Serge Mandiefe Piabuo, Julius Chupezi Tieguhong |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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Series: | Health Economics Review |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13561-017-0159-1 |
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