PHA-Exch> EQUINET POLICY BRIEF 20: Meeting the promise: Progress on the Abujua Commitment of 15% government funds to health

[Rene Loewenson]

EQUINET POLICY BRIEF 20: Meeting the promise: Progress on the Abuja
Commitment of 15% government funds to health
EQUINET, University of Cape Town Health Economics Unit (UCT), Training And
Research Support Centre 

Cite as: EQUINET, University of Cape Town Health Economics Unit, Training
And Research Support Centre (2008) 'Meeting the promise: Progress on the
Abujua Commitment of 15% government funds to health,' EQUINET Policy Brief
20. EQUINET in co-operation with UCT Health Economics Unit and Training and
Research Support Centre: Harare.

Available online at:
http://www.equinetafrica.org/bibl/docs/POLBRF20Abuja.pdf
<http://www.equinetafrica.org/bibl/docs/DIS65HRchimbari.pdf>  

Devoting 15% of domestic public funds to the health sector is necessary -
both to address the health and health care needs within east and southern
Africa (ESA) and to ensure progress towards building a universal and
comprehensive health system. The target of 15% is not unrealistic - it is
very much in line with levels of public spending in other countries around
the world. Achieving the 15% target demands that public funds not be
consumed by debt servicing, so rapid implementation of debt cancellation is
critical. The 15% is understood to mean domestic public spending on health,
excluding external funding. This policy brief provides information on
progress towards meeting the Abuja commitment in east and southern Africa,
the obstacles and challengesto address,and the arguments for enhanced effort
to prioritising health in national budgets.  

September 2008 

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