# Sierra Leone health financing and economic planning > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/sierra-leone-health-financing-and-economic-planning > Updated: 2026-10-18T17:14:29.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2. The Sierra Leone Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) have initiated efforts to integrate health financing into the country’s national economic planning. This partnership aims to transition health from a social expenditure to a strategic economic investment by incorporating health outcomes into macroeconomic frameworks and public investment decisions. Following these discussions, UNECA officials met with Sierra Leone’s Parliament to urge an increase in budgetary allocations for the health sector. Officials noted a significant gap between current spending and the Abuja Declaration target of 15%, as Sierra Leone currently allocates approximately 6% to health. UNECA highlighted that this shortfall increases the burden of out-of-pocket costs on households and plans to conduct a health survey to analyze government versus household contributions and the effectiveness of health insurance. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-18: UNECA urges Sierra Leone to increase health sector funding UNECA is urging Sierra Leone to increase its health budget from the current 6% to the 15% Abuja Declaration target to reduce household out-of-pocket costs and improve universal health coverage. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/uneca-urges-sierra-leone-to-increase-health-sector-funding ### 2026-10-13: Sierra Leone and ECA partner to integrate health financing into economic planning Sierra Leone and the UN Economic Commission for Africa are partnering to integrate health financing into national economic planning to drive sustainable development and productivity. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sierra-leone-and-eca-partner-to-integrate-health-financing-into-economic-planning --- Cite as: Sierra Leone health financing and economic planning. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/sierra-leone-health-financing-and-economic-planning