Africa Scorecard on Domestic Financing for Health

Total US$ amount that government invests in health per person. The WHO HLTF recommends investing a minimum of $86.30pp (inflated to 2015 US$). The interventions included in this package are detailed in the box below (What health benefits package does $86.30 per capita buy?)

The % of the total economy (% GDP) that government invests in health. It makes little sense for small and larger economies to have the same US$ per capita target. Governments should therefore also spend >5% of GDP on health (often more than $86.30).

The % of the govt budget dedicated to health. (An approximation of the Abuja 15% target). Getting to 15% will take time, but it will only be achieved through substantial increases in domestic investment in health made incrementally every year, year-after-year.