Tajikistan’s health system offers a publicly financed basic benefits package, but many individuals remain ineligible for coverage. Most healthcare services are publicly managed by the government. Initiatives like 'Health for All' and the 'Universal Health Coverage'...
Stepping stones towards social protection and climate resilience in the Maldives
The report examines the connection between social protection and climate change policies in the Maldives, emphasizing that these two areas are often not integrated despite their potential benefits. It highlights the growing risks faced by vulnerable populations in...
Optimizing health financing: digital solutions against health care inefficiencies, waste, abuse, and fraud
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) presents Optimizing Health Financing: Digital Solutions Against Health Care Inefficiencies, Waste, Abuse, and Fraud, a comprehensive report addressing the critical challenges of fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) in health financing...
Fostering inclusion: Advancing social health protection for persons with disabilities in Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Viet Nam
Advancing disability-inclusive social protection is essential for achieving universal access to social health protection, which fosters social inclusion and economic participation for persons with disabilities. A holistic approach is needed to ensure that social...

Resourcing climate and health priorities: A mapping of international finance flows from 2018–2022
The Rockefeller Foundation's report, Resourcing Climate and Health Priorities: A Mapping of International Finance Flows from 2018–2022, provides a critical analysis of global financing trends addressing the intersection of climate change and health. Highlighting the...
Building blocks for lifelong health: Why we must prioritize children
UNICEF’s report, The Urgent Need to Invest in Children’s Health: NCDs and Mental Health, highlights a pressing global crisis affecting over 2.1 billion children and adolescents. Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions—often...
Blueprint to close the women’s health gap: How to Improve lives and economies for all
The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with the McKinsey Health Institute, has published Blueprint to Close the Women’s Health Gap: How to Improve Lives and Economies for All. This report talks about the societal and economic benefits of addressing disparities in...
Health systems in action: United Kingdom
Key Insights The United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) provides universal health coverage, primarily funded through general taxation, ensuring access to comprehensive care based on need rather than the ability to pay. Health and social care responsibilities...
Health Systems in Action Insights – Uzbekistan
Key Points Uzbekistan's health system currently provides a basic set of publicly financed health services, but it does not cover all essential services or medicines. The Ministry of Health oversees the organization and management of the largely public health services,...
Assessing budget credibility on routine immunisation service delivery in East Java
The International Budget Partnership and UNICEF, in collaboration with the Institute for Economic and Social Research University of Indonesia, have published the report "Assessing Budget Credibility on Routine Immunisation Service Delivery in East Java, Indonesia" by...
Evolving arena of adopting innovative digital technologies to enhance health financing systems
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) explores the transformative potential of digital technologies in strengthening health financing systems in its report, Evolving Arena of Adopting Innovative Digital Technologies to Enhance Health Financing Systems. Achieving universal...
Health Financing Progress Matrix Assessment, Jordan 2024
This report presents the findings of the Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment for Jordan, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of its health financing policies in relation to global standards. It identifies key priorities, such as addressing fragmentation...
Role of social protection in reducing the burden of public health and social measures during the COVID-19 pandemic
The World Health Organization’s report highlights the pivotal role of social protection in mitigating the socioeconomic impacts of public health and social measures (PHSM) during COVID-19. Drawing insights from 316 studies across 123 countries, it explores how...
Global Health Expenditure Report 2024 – Global spending on health: emerging from the pandemic
The 2024 Global Health Expenditure Report analyses health spending in 2022, the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting how countries managed financial shocks and the evolving trends in public, private, and external health financing. While global health...
Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2024
This report presents a set of key indicators of health status, the determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health care expenditure and financing and quality of care across 27 Asia-Pacific countries and territories. It also provides a series of...