Senegal adopts $452m for national health budget for next year

Senegal’s legislature approved Sunday November 19 the Government proposal of $452 million for national health budget accounting for 3.9 per cent of national budget for next year (2024).

The lawmakers in unison greenlighted the budget presented by Minister Marie Khémesse Ngom Ndiaye, head of Health department.

The money will cover several areas including research for health, specialization grants, the Pharmaceutical Regulation Agency reaching level 3 maturity and the adoption of regulatory texts implementing the law on medicines and health products. The 2024 health budget in on the increase by 9 per cent, compared to the 2023 financing budget.

Marie Ndiaye told lawmakers that current health budget as of Q3 has been implemented by 62.31 per cent. The West African country is projecting for next year a national budget of $11 billion.