Despite higher spending on health, many of PNG’s health outcomes fare worse than countries with similar income levels.
This is according to World Bank’s biannual series titled Papua New Guinea’s Economic Update- Putting the spotlight on health.
Improving the efficiency of spending will be an important priority given the current fiscal challenges and the poor performance of current spending.
Decentralization of the health system has led to complex and fragmented accountabilities for allocating and using funds.
