The Relationship Between the Budget Allocated to Health and the Density of Health Workers and Communicable Diseases in the Context of Sustainable Development Goals

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Objective: The United Nations has set 17 goals under the title of "Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)", and aimed to end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, and combat hepatitis. Healthcare budgets and the number of health workers play an important role in preventing and treating these diseases. We aimed to examine the relationship between the budget allocated to health services (indicator SDG 1. a) the number of health workers per population (indicator SDG 3. c) and the prevalence of HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis B (indicator SDG 3.3). Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive correlational study. SDG indicator data were obtained from WHO's World Health Statistics 2022 report. Data from 194 countries were included. The relationships between SDG indicators were evaluated using Spearman correlation analysis and p<0.05 was accepted as statistical significance value. Results: SDG 1. a and SDG 3. c indicators had a moderate negative correlation with New HIV infections and a strong negative correlation with Tuberculosis incidence and Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence under 5 years. Most of the countries with the worst indicators were in the African region. Conclusion: Raising the level of welfare, the budget allocated to health, and the number of health professionals to an adequate level should be among the main tasks of all governments.