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...
The research article "Does health aid matter to financial risk protection? A regression analysis across 159 household surveys, 2000–2016," authored by Jacopo Gabani, Marc Suhrcke, Sven Neelsen, Patrick Hoang-Vu Eozenou, and Marc-Francois Smitz, explores the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
The article titled "Financing Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: Lessons Learned and Perspectives for Future," published in the Globalization and Health journal by Biomed Central explores critical insights into pandemic financing with a focus on Africa...
In the article titled "A case for increasing taxes on cigarettes, vapes and oral nicotine pouches, Kenya," published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, the authors examine the challenges posed by Kenya's current tax policies on tobacco and nicotine...
Seychelles’ public health indicators speak volumes for the results that can be achieved by sustained investment in health focused on World Health Organization–recommended strategies. Health spending indicators for Seychelles show remarkable efficiency in delivering...
