The study 'Predictors of unmet needs among people with diabetes mellitus type 2 in Gampaha district of Sri Lanka' published in PLOS Global Public Health investigates the predictors of unmet healthcare needs among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the...
Fiscal and macroeconomic effects of different health system risks
Changes in demographic and morbidity patterns, new medical technologies, inefficiencies in the system and the structure of the labor market represent a challenge for the fiscal sustainability of the health system in Colombia since they require an increase in public...
Healthcare in transition in the Republic of Armenia: the evolution of emergency medical systems and directions forward
Armenia has made remarkable strides in development, showing differential growth in varied sectors in Armenia. Emergency systems is one of the sectors which is neglected in the current drive to modernize. The development of emergency care systems is an extremely...
Public opinion about the health care system in Armenia: findings from a cross-sectional telephone survey
The study conducted by Tsovinar Harutyunyan and Varduhi Hayrumyan in Armenia evaluated public satisfaction with the healthcare system through a phone survey of 576 Yerevan residents. Results revealed 45.5% dissatisfaction and 49% negative views on equal access....
Mexico’s Health System: Achievements and Challenges 2015-2022
It highlights that the health system in Mexico has undergone changes in its organization, governance and faces challenges in the health profile to achieve universal health coverage. It includes a description of the structure of the health system, medicines, technology...
Ecuador’s court orders tax changes to comply with right to health
Ecuador's justice system has ordered the elimination of a supreme decree that reduced and even eliminated specific taxes on ultra-processed foods, tobacco, alcohol, weapons, and plastics, to ensure compliance with the right to health. This elimination underscores the...
Impact of a strength-based alcohol tax system on consumption and health outcomes in England
A study 'Estimating the effect of transitioning to a strength-based alcohol tax system on alcohol consumption and health outcomes: a modelling study of tax reform in England' published in The Lancet Public Health evaluates the implications of the UK's recent alcohol...
Advancing the economics of health for all
In the research article published in The Lancet, titled "Rethinking Economic Policy for Health and Wellbeing," the authors explore the consequences of economic growth on health, environmental sustainability, and inequality. While economic expansion over the past...
Health technology assessment in China: progress, challenges, and sustainability
Since the introduction of Health technology assessment (HTA) in 1990, it has played an increasingly crucial role in supporting healthcare decision-making in China. This article provides an overview of HTA activities in China. It elaborates the development and current...
Using health technology assessment to inform decision making: an example of cancer immunotherapy
Health technology assessment (HTA) has been used to support healthcare decision making for high technology medicines in China. This article provides China's experience in using HTA to support healthcare decision making on health insurance reimbursement for cancer...
Fairness in healthcare finance and delivery: what about Tunisia?
This article presents the first analysis of equity in health care in the particular case of Tunisia. Analyses are based on data taken from the Tunisian HealthCare Utilization and Morbidity Survey.
Institutionalizing health technology assessment and priority setting in South Korea’s universal health coverage journey
The article titled "Institutionalizing Health Technology Assessment and Priority Setting in South Korea’s Universal Health Coverage Journey" published in the Journal of Health Systems and Reform examines the development and institutionalization of health technology...
Assessing the equity and coverage policy sensitivity of financial protection indicators in Europe
The article titled "Assessing the Equity and Coverage Policy Sensitivity of Financial Protection Indicators in Europe," published in the Journal of Health Policy, examines the policy sensitivity of two commonly used catastrophic spending indicators in Europe: the...
Inequality in financial risk protection in health: The case of Venezuelan women in Brazil
Inequalities in financial health protection among Venezuelan migrant women in Brazil were analyzed. The study focused on out-of-pocket health expenditures and catastrophic health expenditures to determine inequalities between migrant and non-migrant women. It found...
Future health financing in sub-Saharan Africa: Domestic spending and donor dependence
In the research article titled "Financing health in sub-Saharan Africa 1990–2050: Donor dependence and expected domestic health spending," published in PLOS Global Public Health, the authors investigate the complex landscape of health financing in sub-Saharan Africa...