THE NEXUS BETWEEN POPULATION’S HEALTH AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN CAMEROON: AN ERROR CORRECTION MODEL APPROACH
THE NEXUS BETWEEN POPULATION’S HEALTH AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN CAMEROON: AN ERROR CORRECTION MODEL APPROACH

Summary/Abstract: Public spending on health in Cameroon remains very low despite the dream of Economic Emergence in 2035. The main objective of this study is to analyze the impact of health on economic growth in Cameroon. It specifically seeks to determine the effect of life expectancy, health expenditure and fertility rate on the economic growth of Cameroon and employs the Error Correction Model (ECM) to analyze the dynamics of the model using secondary data from the World Development Indicator within 39 years. Results suggest that health plays a positive significant role in economic growth in Cameroon through life expectancy and health expenditure both having a unidirectional causality. The study recommends amongst others that legislation to discourage authorities from travelling abroad for medical care at the peril of domestic health investment be initiated in Cameroon. Also, the government should create an enabling environment for private sector investors and health-oriented NGOs to operate safely without being considered as agents of destabilization, especially in the Anglophone regions currently experiencing socio-political crises.

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