MamaYe Factsheet on Health Financing in Sierra Leone 2013

Governments across Africa have invested in health and seen significant improvements in health outcomes. However more investment is urgently needed in order to improve maternal and newborn survival, as well as the health of the population as a whole.It is important that the government is responsible for the largest share of spending on health, rather than individuals, otherwise the poor may be denied access to healthcare and others may be pushed into poverty through expenditure on health.The Government of Sierra Leone has signed up to the Abuja Declaration, meaning that it has committed to spending 15% of its total budget on health.In 2012, the Sierra Leone Government committed 10.5%of its total budget to health for 2013, that is an estimated Le 195 billion (excluding salaries).  This still leaves a gap of an estimated Le 84 billion (excluding salaries) if the Abuja target is to be met.This factsheet, produced by MamaYe in collaboration with BAN, Save the Children and World Vision, highlights the following information:

• Percentage of total government budget allocated to health in Sierra Leone from 1995-2013
• Total health spending per person in Sierra Leone from 1995-2013
• Out of pocket spending on health in Sierra Leone from 1995-2013

To view the factsheet, click here.Evidence for Action. (2013). MamaYe Factsheet on Health Financing in Sierra Leone 2013. London: Evidence for Action.