Health and economic effects of increased taxation on tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages in China
China could achieve major health, economic, and fiscal benefits by increasing taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Modelling from 2026–2050 shows that 20% price hikes could prevent about 1.35 million deaths and generate over ¥6.8 trillion...
Experts warn global funding cuts threaten progress in reproductive health
Experts at the Family Planning 2030 conference warned that global aid cuts, led by the U.S., threaten decades of progress in reproductive health and access to contraception worldwide. At the International Conference on Family Planning in Bogotá, experts warned that...
The nexus of adaptation and health finance
This adelphi briefing, The Nexus of Adaptation and Health Finance: Mapping Multilateral Climate Funds’ Investments and National Needs, examines how global adaptation finance is responding to rising health risks driven by climate change. Authored by Mathilde Wilkens...
Catalyzing solutions for equitable global access and sustainable financing for novel tuberculosis vaccines for adults and adolescents
The newly released WHO report, 'Catalyzing solutions for equitable global access and sustainable financing for novel tuberculosis vaccines for adults and adolescents', underscores the urgent need to transform the global response to tuberculosis through coordinated...
Navigating Health Reform: Lessons from Thailand’s UHC Journey
This article examines a case of rapid national health reform in a low-resource setting, highlighting how effective problem recognition, technical policy preparation, and political alignment enabled comprehensive expansion of health coverage. Key success factors...
Illness to poverty in India: a qualitative exploration of hardship financing for healthcare
Despite government efforts to control health expenditures in India, households in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district face substantial out-of-pocket expenses (OOPE) for medical care, forcing them to rely on hardship financing through borrowing and asset sales. This...
National Assembly Advances Dialogue on Sustainable Health Financing in Laos
The National Assembly of Laos held a workshop on financing primary health care and immunization with the Ministry of Health and partners. Participants addressed funding gaps, urged stronger coordination and budget reforms, and supported domestic financing of at least...
New WHO guidance to help countries navigate health financing crisis
WHO released new guidance to help countries address severe global health financing cuts, urging stronger domestic investment, efficiency, and equity to sustain essential services and progress toward UHC. The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidance to...
G20 2025: Global Leaders Unite to Advance Equity in Tuberculosis Vaccine Access
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi urge G20 nations to ensure equitable, affordable access to new TB vaccines, marking a key step toward ending the epidemic by 2030. At the G20 Health Ministers’ meeting in Limpopo, South Africa, on November 6,...
Financing, not technology, is now the missing piece in ending tuberculosis
Health ministers from Indonesia, Nigeria, the Philippines, and South Africa call for domestic financing and innovative funding models to close the gap in the global fight against tuberculosis.In a joint opinion published by Devex, the health ministers of Indonesia,...
Indirect effects of long-term care insurance in China
This study examines how China's long-term care insurance (LTCI) affects hospital expenditures among disabled individuals ineligible for benefits, addressing a gap in existing research. Using a difference-in-difference approach with data from pilot cities and the China...
Transforming the Indian Private Sector for UHC
This paper develops a conceptual framework to integrate healthcare financing and delivery in India’s fragmented private sector so that competition promotes value rather than service volume. Drawing on international models from Israel, the U.S., Spain, Brazil, and the...
Law N°09-030/ of July 27, 2009 Establishing the Medical Assistance Regime (Mali)
This law of the Republic of Mali creates the Medical Assistance Scheme (RAMED). This scheme covers health care for the indigent in public health establishments.
The State of the Country – Health 2025 (Honduras)
In this document on the state of health in Honduras for 2025, the author, Liliam Rivera of the Association for a More Just Society, exposes the situation of the health system in the country. Among others, she highlights the government's investment in infrastructure,...
The Durban Promise – Moving Toward Self-Reliance to Achieve Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa
The 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) emphasized health sovereignty as essential for Africa’s economic and security future amid rising health emergencies and shrinking external funding. Under the theme “Moving Toward Self-Reliance,”...