The incidence of government expenditure on health

Muhammad Akrani & Muhammad Tayyab

Abstract

This study has analysed the incidence of the government expenditure on health in Pakistan at regional and provincial level, using the latest data of Pakistan Social Standard Living Measures Survey (PSLM) 2004-05 and by employing the Three-step methodology. The inequalities in the benefits of these expenditures exit at regional and provincial level. The rural areas are more disadvantaged groups in the provision of the health facilities. The expenditures in health sectors are overall progressive in Pakistan while it is regressive in some sectors of health at provincial and regional levels. Mother Child subhead is regressive in Punjab and NWFP and General Hospitals Clinics are regressive in rural Punjab and in Balochistan. Public health expenditures are pro-rich at least at provincial level in Pakistan.