Health Expenditure, Education, Government Effectiveness and Quality of Life in Africa and Asia

  1. Pilar Exposito 1
  2. Maria-Carmen Guisan 1
  1. 1 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, España

    ROR https://ror.org/030eybx10

Revista:
Estudios Economicos Regionales y Sectoriales : EERS: Regional and sectoral economic studies : RSES

ISSN: 1578-4460

Ano de publicación: 2010

Volume: 10

Número: 1

Páxinas: 115-126

Tipo: Artigo

Outras publicacións en: Estudios Economicos Regionales y Sectoriales : EERS: Regional and sectoral economic studies : RSES

Resumo

We analyze the relationships between health expenditure, education and several indicators of human well-being in Africa and Asia. The aim is to suggest some priority measures addressed to increase international cooperation and domestic policies successful to improve health expenditure and quality of life accordingly to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The conclusions show that the main way to improve health expenditure is to increase expenditure on education. The beneficial effects of education on health include both preventive measures addressed to avoid malnutrition, water contamination and other negative circumstances, and curative measures through more quantity and quality of health services.

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