Papua New Guinea's expenditure on hospitals

Papua New Guinea has been committed, since pre-independence days, to basing the country's health system on primary health care. In support of this commitment, the government's stated policy has been to limit the resources provided to hospitals in order to maximize the resources available for primary health care. A review of financial trends since 1975 indicates the health sector has received favourable treatment. It has accounted for an ever increasing share of the gross domestic product and its expenditure increases have exceeded the rise in general government spending. At the same time, the percentage of health expenditure devoted to hospitals has generally declined. A maldistribution of health resources among the 19 provinces was also noted. Though some improvements have been seen in this area, the equitable distribution of health resources within the country will be a continuing concern for the government in the years ahead.

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