This report, among others, provides a review beyond the conventional health sector public expenditure reviews by:
- Analysing the trends in the sources of funding for the health sector from 2009 to 2018 with a focus on Primary Health Care (PHC) services.
- Analysing the effectiveness and efficiency of expenditure at the PHC level.
- Analysing the trends in policy formulation, health outcomes and financing of the sector, including the implications of fiscal decentralization on investment in HRH and administration of health facilities.
- Performing a comparative analysis of the performance of the health budget relative to those of neighbouring peer countries and the SSA region based on agreed international benchmarks.
It is envisaged that the analysis and insights from this report will inform future policy formulation, planning and budgeting in the health sector.
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