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HEALTH DELIVERY COST AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS FOR THE REL

Authors: KWARBAI Jerry

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The fight against poverty has been a consistent one in most developing countries over the years with little or no glaring success stories over the years. This study measures the impact of health delivery cost i.e. health expenditure by the government on poverty reduction. The study adopted expost facto research design and descriptive analysis to achieve this purpose. Secondary data for thirty-six countries were pulled from relevant databanks, and the ordinary least square technique was used for the regression analysis. The study found out that some major sub-sahara African countries do not spend enough on health which could explain the stagnant poverty situations of these nations. The study also found out that some of the African Union countries do not obey the Abuja declaration target of 15% of the national budget-for health. This study therefore concludes that, some sub-sahara African countries especially Nigeria (the giant of Africa) have not been playing a good role in terms of national health expenditure and hence, not leading by example. The study recommends that Nigeriaâ€™s new administration, and hence other non- compliant sub-sahara African countries should be more intentional to the health situation of her citizens by investing more in this regards thus apportioning a substantial allocation from the national budget to health, as this will help in heralding and achieving the poverty reduction aim of these countries

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