Abstract
of the Article Published in the Arabic Section of the Journal
Expenditure on Health Sector and its Effect on improving
Health Indicators in Sudan. A study of Live Births and Neonatal Mortality Indicators,
2002 - 2020
Eltib A Algazoly, Fatima AR Al-Hassan
Abstract
Background: The economic
expenditure index is considered one of the most important economic tools that
are applied in the health sector to provide the appropriate health sector
requirements. The later is one of the most important tools that improve health
sector performance.
The study aimed to identify how much spending on the health sector
correlates to Live births and neonatal mortality rates.
Methods: The researchers applied descriptive and analytical methods using
time series data during the study period. The study relied on secondary data
taken from the World Bank website. The analytical approach used E views.
Results: The study found that there is a direct relationship between the
amount of spending on the health sector and live birth rates, and there is also
an inverse relationship between the amount of spending and neonatal mortality
rates.
Conclusion: One of the most important recommendations of the study is to
increase and diversify sources of funding for the health sector, in addition to
increasing the percentage of government spending on the health sector.
Keywords:Expenditure on the health sector, Neonatal mortality rate, Stillbirth rate.