Developing Countries Devote More Funding to Health: Study

Study says that the commitment to health by country governments in the developing world has grown dramatically over the last two decades

A new study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington and Harvard Medical School says that the commitment to health by country governments in the developing world has grown dramatically over the last two decades.

Overall domestic government spending on health doubled in low-income countries over 12 years to reach $18 billion in 2006, the study shows. That is three times as much as the amount of development assistance for health the governments received.

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"The fact that governments are committing more of their own resources to health is crucial," said Dr. Christopher Murray, IHME director and co-author of the study. "Aid from outside donors plays an important role but can fluctuate from year to year. Governments ultimately have to sustain themselves." Murray is a UW professor of global health.

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