Effect of Budgetary Allocation on Health Status of Beneficiaries in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council

Abstract

Despite increasing budgetary allocation on health sector by the government of Borno State, the health status of the people have remained poor in MMC. The study therefore assessed the effects of budgetary allocation on health status of beneficiaries. Data was obtained by both primary and secondary sources. An open-ended questionnaire was distributed to respondents who are households and are health care beneficiaries with 96% retrieval rate, which was used for data analysis. The data collected was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics; the hypothesis was tested using chi-square at 0.05 level of significance. The study found out that there is no significant difference between adequate allocation on health and health status of beneficiaries. The study revealed that the major challenges facing the implementation of budget in MMC was political interference, corruption as well as poor knowledge in planning. The study concludes that budgetary allocation on health has not impacted positively on the health status of beneficiaries in MMC. The study therefore recommends among others that there should be oversight visit by relevant house committees to health establishments to ascertain compliance to budgetary implementation, eliminate corruption and train on proper planning for the future.