Public Financing for Health in Africa: from Abuja to the SDGs
This report takes stock of the main public financing for health trends in the past fifteen years in the region, and highlights opportunities for accelerated progress toward UHC in Africa based on better informed budget planning and utilization decisions.
Presenting new evidence on the critical role played by domestic public financial management systems on the level, effectiveness and quality of public spending on health in Africa, the report argues that public expenditure management needs to be re-considered if countries are to close the gap between the current rules, conditions and practices of health expenditure and what is required to move towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
