Impact of Health Aid Expenditure on Child Mortality in Kenya, 1980-2010

Abstract

Health care financing is a key determinant of health system performance since it is expected to provide the resources and economic incentives for operating health systems, It is argued that knowledge about health care financing helps to inform government policy by providing an assessment of the effects of their policies on healthcare delivery systems and overall health standards of a country. Hits study examines die impact of health aid expenditure on child mortality in Kenya between 1980 and 2010. and identifies the other factors that influence child mortality in Kenya. The study uses time series data for a period of thirty years and employs semi log regression analysis on the model and later an Error- Correction methodology on the model to prevent for spurious regression results. The study reveals that the total health aid expenditure influences the under five mortality in Kenya. Other factors were also found to influence under-five mortality in Kenya they include the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate, notified cases of malaria, doctors' density and immunisation coverage