Health care expenditure and health outcome nexus: new evidence from the SAARC-ASEAN region
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Article Title | Health care expenditure and health outcome nexus: new evidence from the SAARC-ASEAN region |
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ERA Journal ID | 13532 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur (Author), Khanam, Rasheda (Author) and Rahman, Maisha (Author) |
Journal Title | Globalization and Health |
Journal Citation | 14 (1), pp. 1-11 |
Article Number | 113 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | BioMed Central Ltd. |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1744-8603 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-018-0430-1 |
Web Address (URL) | https://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12992-018-0430-1 |
Abstract | Background: The total health expenditure (as a percentage of GDP) and health outcomes in the region of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and Association for South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are lower than that of the OECD region and the world. This study investigated the relationship between different types of healthcare expenditures (public, private and total) and three main health status outcomes - life expectancy at birth, crude death rate and infant mortality rate - in the region. Results: Total health expenditure, public health expenditure and private health expenditure significantly reduced infant mortality rates, and, the extent of effect of private health expenditure was greater than that of public health expenditure. Private health expenditure also had a significant role in reducing the crude death rate. Per capita income growth and improved sanitation facilities also had significant positive roles in improving population health in the region. Conclusions: Health expenditure in the SAARC-ASEAN region should be increased as our results indicated that it improved the health status of the population in the region. Public sector health funds must be appropriately and efficiently used, and accountability and transparency regarding spending of public health funds should be ensured. Finally, government and private institutes should implement appropriate strategies to improve sanitation facilities. |
Keywords | healthcare expenditure; health status outcomes; panel data; SAARC; ASEAN |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420603. Health promotion |
420306. Health care administration | |
Byline Affiliations | School of Commerce |
University of Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4z1y/health-care-expenditure-and-health-outcome-nexus-new-evidence-from-the-saarc-asean-region
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