A similar variation occurs in the percentage of local government expenditure allocated for healthcare, and indicates different levels of concern for the health sector (Fig. 3).
In 2003, Argentina and Brazil achieved a minimum acceptable level of 2.0% of their national health expenditure allocated for health research or research capacity strengthening, as recommended by the Commission on Health Research for Development (23).
Then, we used this distribution factor to distribute public expenditures allocated to administrative activities at the national level.
Situation in regard with HH tobacco expenditures share out of the total expenditure seems to be comparable or slightly better in NIS compared with other countries: in the Bangladesh survey, on average for poor HHs, 2.46% of total expenditures were allocated for tobacco products [ 5].
Theoretical analysis and numerical simulations using data from Taiwan suggest that, raising the expenditure allocated to effective prevention programs would lead to the attainment of better health for the population, faster economic growth and higher social welfare.
As of 2013 only five African countries had more than 15% of government expenditure allocated to the health sector.
Within the specific context of LMICs, the high smoking prevalence among males in lower-income groups [ 16, 39] may be crucial in shrinking a family's resources allocated for other key expenditures to a large extent [ 12, 13].
However, a study showed that the budget of the central government for primary health care was zero, as it is mainly allocated for hospitals and other expenditures [ 9].
Since the 1970's, NASA has not been charged with carrying out a similar high-priority mission that would justify the expenditure of resources on a scale equivalent to those allocated for Project Apollo.
allocated for mid-day meals in schools.
Another two places were allocated for repechage.
