In 2017, SA’s health expenditure stood at 13billion dollars and this accounted for 12% of its total budget, Nigeria’s expenditure on health was USD 847million and this accounted for about 4.17 per cent of its total budget.
Africa’s largest economies, Nigeria and South Africa are worlds apart when it comes to caring about the health of their citizens. While South Africa has spent $46 billion on health between 2014 and 2017, Nigeria has only managed $3 billion within the period, according to data compiled by Business
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