Human Capital Formation and Health Programmes in Developing Economy

Abstract

In almost every African country, the Western-oriented medical delivery system is the predominant system. This system is inefficient, dependent expensively on trained personnel, often grossly overtaxed by the level of expectations and demands placed upon it, and generally of limited relevance to the conditions and goals of the developing countries. The focus of this paper is to see how expenditure on health programmes enhances healthy human capital formation in developing economy.