Linking Health Financing to Oral Health Coverage and Disease Burden in SEARO Countries: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis of Country Level Data
The lack of correlation between government health funding and the oral disease burden and the disproportionately low government expenditure on oral health relative to the burden of oral diseases when compared to their share of the total disease burden indicates not only a significant deficiency in funding but also misplaced funding priorities. There is a need to focus on the prevention of oral diseases and direct resources towards prevention, regular training, and education of healthcare workers and the public to identify early signs and symptoms of oral disease, rather than solely on treatment.
Authors
- Manu Raj Mathur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5518-1935)
- Shashidhar Acharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2196-3979)
- Santosh Kumar Tadakamadla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2775-2897)
- Angela Brand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0685-5432)
Institutions
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Melaka Manipal Medical College (IN)
- Bendigo Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The International Journal of Health Planning and Management
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.70027
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00