Universal social protection is essential for ensuring access to long-term care and preventing financial hardship, especially in low- and middle-income countries says this policy brief by ILO. This policy brief highlights the importance of securing access to long-term...
Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: brief 8: ensuring financial sustainability in long-term care
Financial sustainability in long-term care requires equitable access, balanced funding, diverse revenue sources, cost-containment, and preventive health investments says this policy brief published by the WHO Centre for Health Development as part of the series on...
Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: Brief 7: Promoting quality and value in long-term care
Improving the quality and safety of long-term care for older adults in low- and middle-income countries requires robust quality assurance frameworks, comprehensive data collection, and inclusive research practices- WHO Centre for Health Development. This policy brief...
Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: Brief 5. Aligning financing and delivery in long-term care
Building on the previous briefs, Brief 5 discusses how countries allocate resources for LTC across different delivery settings, balancing the aim of providing coverage of widely varying services for beneficiaries with financial sustainability and financial...
Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: Brief 6. Ensuring financial protection in long-term care
Brief 6 in WHO Centre for Health Development's series Financing health and social long-term care: lessons for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) addresses how countries can ensure financial protection in LTC. The WHO Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe...
Kenya Universal Health Coverage Policy 2020-2030
The Kenya Constitution and Vision 2030 mandate the provision of high-quality healthcare for all citizens. To align with this, the Ministry of Health developed the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) policy for 2020-2030, aimed at significantly improving health outcomes in...
Kenya Health Policy 2014-2030
The Kenya National Health Policy aims to improve the nation's health status in alignment with the Constitution of Kenya 2010, Vision 2030, and global commitments. It underscores the government's commitment to achieving high health standards, responsive to population...
Gambia National Health Policy 2021-2030
The National Health Policy of The Gambia aligns with the country's development goals outlined in the National Development Plan. It aims to improve living standards by transforming the nation into a dynamic middle-income economy. This policy focuses on achieving...
Investing in health: Navigating financing challenges of the post-COVID world
Despite fiscal constraints and shifting priorities, investing in health, through initiatives like the upcoming Health Financing Forum, is valuable for strengthening health systems and advancing universal health coverage in a post-COVID world says this blog published...
The value of partnerships for Advancing Universal Health Coverage
Over half the global population lacks essential health coverage, leading to financial hardships for 2 billion people. Advance UHC, spearheaded by Australia and the World Bank, aims to tackle this issue by building robust health systems, prioritising primary care, and...
Tackling the crisis of the Italian National Health Fund
Italy's National Health Fund at <6.5% GDP risks universal care. Regional spending gaps and professional shortages underscore concerns; proposed solutions aim to counteract these challenges. The planned National Health Fund (NHF) in Italy for 2024–25,...
Self-employment as a socio-economic problem in Kazakhstan
The analysis showed that in the structure of the group of self-employed in Kazakhstan by type of activity, the agricultural sector dominates - 33.3%. Most of the self-employed are also concentrated in distribution services (trade 32.1%, transport and warehousing...
India’s G20 Presidency: Institutions, fiscal space and social health protection
A policy brief published by the Observer Research Foundation on India's G20 presidency and and it's implications for social health protection and fiscal space in the G20 countries. Overview Ensuring and managing the fiscal space is necessary for sustained government...
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Senegal: Health accounts report 2014-2016
L'élaboration périodique des comptes de santé permet de renseigner les indicateurs pour le suivi et l'atteinte de plans et stratégies nationaux et internationaux. Les comptes de santé sont de ce fait, un outil précieux d'aide à la décision et à la formulation des...
Why Health Taxes Matter: A Mechanism to Improve Health and Revenue Outcomes
This Factsheet is first of the Knowledge Note Series of the World Bank's Global Tax Program. The purpose of this note is to provide policy makers an overview of an economic framework for setting health taxes, with a specific focus on taxing tobacco, alcoholic drinks,...