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A Study on Sources of Health Financing in Nigeria: Implications for Health care Marketers and Planners

Journal of Economics and Business Research

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Title A Study on Sources of Health Financing in Nigeria: Implications for Health care Marketers and Planners
 
Creator Gbadeyan, Rotimi Ayodele
Aremu, Mukaila Ayanda
Adeoti, Johnson Olabode
 
Subject Health care Marketing, Health financing, Users fee, Health Expenditures & Burden of Disease
 
Description There have been increasing difficulties in providing qualitative health care services to the public in Nigeria. The development has called for the need to examine ways through which government and other stakeholders resolve these crises in the health sector. The objective of this paper is to examine the level of Government spending to total Health expenditures in Nigeria. This study basically employs secondary data for analysis. The secondary data are provided from the World Bank Development indicators and Internet. The data was analyzed using the Pearson Correlation Coefficient Statistical technique. The result revealed a strong positive Correlation (r = 0.634) between Government Health Spending and Total Health Spending. This indicates that Government Health Spending constitutes a significant proportion of the Total Health Expenditures in Nigeria; despite complains about inadequate health financing. In conclusion, the Nigerian Health sector would become more vibrant, if the Government and the Private sector are ready to give the necessary commitments required to achieve the laudable objective of qualitative health for all. The study recommends for more Government Health funding towards tackling the prevalence of some chronic diseases such as HIV, Asthma, Tuberculosis, Meningitis and Paralysis, etc.
 
Publisher Journal of Economics and Business Research
 
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Date 2016-09-14
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.uav.ro/jour/index.php/jebr/article/view/695
 
Source Journal of Economics and Business Research; Vol 22, No 1 (2016): J of Economics and Business Research; 90 - 109
2069-9476
2068-3537
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.uav.ro/jour/index.php/jebr/article/view/695/pdf
 
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