Illicit financial flows and the provision of child and maternal health services in low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Illicit financial flows (IFFs) drain domestic resources with harmful social effects, especially in countries which are too poor to mobilise the revenues required to finance the provision of essential public goods and services. In this context, this article empirically examined the association between IFFs and the provision of essential health services in low- and middle-income countries.

Methods

Firstly, a set of indicators was selected to represent the overall coverage of essential health services at the country level. Next, a linear multivariate regression model was specified and estimated for each indicator using cross-sectional data for 72 countries for the period 2008-2013.

Results

After controlling for other relevant factors, the main result of the re

SUBMITTER: Ortega B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7353727 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature