Published in Globalization and Health by Springer Nature, the article A political economy analysis of the legislative response to unhealthy food and beverage marketing in Chile, Canada and the UK by Fiona Sing, Sally Mackay, Boyd Swinburn, and Kelly Garton explores...
Courtney McNamara and Clare Bambra, in their article published in the International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services, examine the impact of the global polycrisis on health inequalities. The authors employ a political economy of health...
The pursuit of economic growth has long been a cornerstone of policy-making, yet mounting evidence suggests that in high-income countries, continuous GDP expansion may not be environmentally sustainable, socially beneficial, or even economically feasible. In their...
Published in BMJ Global Health, Reducing Fragmentation of Primary Healthcare Financing for More Equitable, People-Centred Primary Healthcare by Agnes Gatome-Munyua, Susan Sparkes, Gemini Mtei, Martin Sabignoso, Prastuti Soewondo, Pierre Yameogo, Kara Hanson, and...
Published in BMJ Global Health, this systematic review and meta-analysis examines the global prevalence of financial toxicity among patients with cancer, highlighting its significant burden on individuals and families. While previous studies have explored the...
Published in The Lancet Global Health, the study by Lachlan Oldfield, Jonathan Penm, Ardalan Mirzaei, and Rebekah Moles examines the prices, availability, and affordability of essential medicines in 54 low- and middle-income countries. Using a secondary analysis based...
This paper, published in PLOS One authored by Julia Hatamyar, Sally Shayeb, Akseer Hussain, Weeam Hammoudeh, Sumit Mazumdar, and Rodrigo Moreno-Serra, explores the relationship between multidimensional vulnerability and financial risk protection (FRP) in health within...
Published in Health Policy, the study by Thomas Rice, Karsten Vrangbæk, Ingrid S. Saunes, and colleagues examines the progressivity of public revenue collection for healthcare financing across 29 high-income countries. The authors assess three primary sources of...
Sarah L. Barber, Paul Ong, and Zee A. Han explore the complexities of long-term care (LTC) in ageing populations in their latest contribution to the Handbook of Global Health, published online by Springer on February 5, 2025. This chapter examines the evolving...
Published in Nature Medicine, The Economic Value of Reducing Mortality Due to Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries by Stéphane Verguet, Sarah Bolongaita, Angela Y. Chang, Diego S. Cardoso, and Gretchen A. Stevens examines the financial impact of preventing deaths...
Published in The Lancet Global Health, The 2024 Small Island Developing States Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change by Georgiana M. Gordon-Strachan, Stephanie Y. Parker, Heather C. Harewood, Pablo A. Méndez-Lázaro, Salanieta T. Saketa, Kimalie...
The research article What influences the impact of health financing reforms? Using qualitative comparative analysis to identify patterns in health financing systems and their effects on financial protection, authored by Justine Hsu, Matthew Jowett, Anne Mills, and...
The article "The Role of Socio-Economic Determinants in the Interregional Allocation of Healthcare Resources: Some Insights from the 2023 Reform in the Italian NHS" by Roberto Fantozzi, Stefania Gabriele, and Alberto Zanardi, published in the Journal of Health Policy,...
The research paper "Equity in Healthcare Financing: A Review of Evidence", authored by Emilia Luyten and Sandy Tubeuf and published in the Journal of Health Policy (2024), examines the redistributive effects of various healthcare financing mechanisms on income...
Study in Nature Medicine shows Brazil’s Bolsa Família Program significantly reduced tuberculosis incidence and mortality, especially among Indigenous, Black, and poor populations, highlighting its role in disease control and poverty reduction.A recent study published...
