THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH EXPENDITURES ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Year 2012, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 147 - 158, 01.12.2012

Ebru Z. Boyacıoğlu

Abstract

Health is both a resource for, as well as an outcome of, sustainable development. The goals of sustainable development cannot be achieved when there is a high prevalence of debilitating illness and poverty. Development, not only the height of the economic indicators, are expressed in terms of education, health and social structure. The amount of health expenditure is one of most important indicators of development. All the countries and associations aimed to improve the health conditions and expenditures. Development policies need to take into account current and future impacts on health and the environment. Healthy generation; is a part of qualified human resources and huge importance for sustainable development. This study examined the relationship between health expenditures and sustainable development within economic and health indicators. In this research gross domestic product (per capita GDP), the basic health indicators; as infant mortality rate, life expectancy at birth, and other health indicators are used. Turkey's health expenditures and other development indicators related to the reseach,are compared among advanced countries. A benchmark and due diligance is done within the countries and Turkey about sustainable development

Keywords

Sustainable Development, Health Expenditures, Health Indicators

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