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Has South Africa’s Investment in Public Health Care Improved Health Outcomes?

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  • Jugal Mahabir
  • Lucas Bidzha
  • Talita Dalton-Greyling

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South Africa’s total expenditure on health equates to almost 9% of its gross domestic product, which is above the average of other countries classified as middle-income countries. Notwithstanding this investment, indicators of health outcomes remain relatively lower when compared to the same countries. The aim of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of public […]

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  • Jugal Mahabir & Lucas Bidzha & Talita Dalton-Greyling, 2017. "Has South Africa’s Investment in Public Health Care Improved Health Outcomes?," Working Papers 663, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:663
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    Keywords

    Healthcare; Mass Communication; public health;
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    JEL classification:

    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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