HC Deb 17 December 2002 vol 396 cc710-1W
Mrs. Spelman

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much money was spent on healthcare services per person last year in sub-Saharan Africa. [87088]

Clare Short

Latest figures available in the World Bank's publication "World Development Indicators 2002, Table 2.15 Health expenditure, services and use" shows $41 of health expenditure per capita in Sub Saharan Africa. This includes public and private health expenditure, plus for some countries, external sources (mainly foreign assistance).

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