Table 1

Public sector health spending (2006)

Health expenditure item

2006 Budget Proposal (000 LL)

as a % of total budgetary expenditures

as a % of GDP

Hospitalization in the private sector

240,725,000

2.15%

0.71%

Purchase of Medication

73,156,500

0.65%

0.21%

Hospitalization of public sector employees

105,500,000

0.95%

0.31%

Maternity and sickness allowance

25,600,000

0.23%

0.08%

Other

60,064,332

0.53%

0.18%

Total

505,045,832

4.50%

1.48%

Source: Ministry of Finance 2006 Budget Proposal

Total public health spending in 2006, which includes the budgets of the Civil Servants' Cooperatives, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and the allowances of the Ministries of the Displaced and Education allowances.

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