Effective devolution, health financing, and public financial management are crucial for advancing universal health coverage, and targeted policy solutions can address existing challenges in these areas across seven Asian and African countries. This paper published in...
The results of the analysis of the impact of Brazil's Bolsa Familia conditional cash transfer program on the health of non-beneficiary households living in poverty are presented.It analyzes whether the health requirements of the Bolsa Familia BF program lead to a...
The long-term effects of the health insurance program called Seguro Popular, now eliminated and replaced by the Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar (INSABI) on the equity of out-of-pocket spending in the Mexican poor population are analyzed. It highlights that the...
The Lancet Correspondence suggests using national health insurance to cofinance immunisation in low- and middle-income countries, emphasising the need for self-reliant health systems post-COVID-19. In the global health arena, sustainable immunisation financing poses a...
Published in the May WHO Bulletin, the article emphasises the health sector's role in climate change and calls for integrating mitigation and adaptation measures into health financing policies. The health sector significantly contributes to climate change, responsible...
There is a need to change the language of health financing to include a health for all mindset. The article advocates for a health taxonomy to guide public and private investments, enhancing global health system resilience and equity.The COVID-19 pandemic, frequent...
Achieving health-related SDG targets requires addressing social, political, and economic determinants of health, which account for 40-60% of health outcomes, compared to 10-25% from clinical medicine. UN member states have committed to achieving universal health...
The BMC Globalization and Health article evaluates the Debt-to-Health initiative and offers recommendations to improve its effectiveness in converting debt repayments into health investments for indebted low- and middle-income countries. The research article...
On December 12, 2023, Caisse d'amortissement de la dette sociale (Cades) Chairman Jean-Louis Rey presented the institution's 2023 balance sheet.Tasked with financing and extinguishing the accumulated debt of the French Social Security system, Cades was due to complete...
The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All advocates for redefining GDP to reflect human and environmental health in its May issue of the WHO Bulletin. The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All advocates for revising the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
This article is featured in the May issue of the WHO Bulletin emphasising the need for economic policies that promote a well-being economy to improve population mental health outcomes. The article explores the limited progress in reducing mental disorder prevalence...
Research article published in PLOS Global Public Health advocates for moving away from using GDP and GNI as proxies for measuring overall well-being and eligibility for external aid in health. The authors emphasise the need for robust alternative measures in global...
The May issue of the WHO Bulletin features an article on Brazil's health economic–industrial complex, highlighting its role in developing local production and innovation for universal health access during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored global...
This commentary elaborates on Thailand's utilization of health taxes on unhealthy goods to health promotion at the population level. Thailand channels these health taxes into the Thai Health Promotion Fund, specifically a 2% surcharge added to the excise tax on...
The article published in BMJ Global Health explores the risks climate change poses to women children and adolescents, particularly in the most affected regions, and suggests ways to bridge health and climate finance to protect these groups. Women, children, and...
