Blog by The Collective explores rebranding degrowth through a wellbeing economy, challenging capitalism's growth focus. It highlights diverse influences and the struggle to scale wellbeing policies, urging a shift to prioritise human and planetary health. In a...
Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly passes a resolution on the economics of health for all
The World Health Assembly has passed a landmark resolution to align economic policies with health and well-being, emphasising multi-sectoral collaboration and shifting focus from the financing of health services to the social determinants of health. Last week, the...
Cofinancing immunisation through national health insurance
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...
A health financing policy agenda for climate mitigation and adaptation
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...
A taxonomy for the financing of health for all
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...
Climate finance opportunities for health and health systems
The article published in the May edition of the WHO Bulletin highlights the significant risks posed by climate change to health and health systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries that contribute least to greenhouse gas emissions.Following the 2023...
Converging global health agendas and universal health coverage: financing whole-of-government action through UHC+
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 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action
The latest report from The Lancet Countdown in Europe tracks 42 indicators, underscoring climate change's worsening health impacts, delayed action, and the imperative for health-responsive strategies, while also addressing regional inequalities and the call for...
Climate Change and Global Health: Moving From Rhetoric to Action
WHO and the global community must integrate climate change into health priorities, develop climate-resilient health systems, and mobilise sustainable financing to address significant gaps and protect vulnerable populations.The World Health Organization (WHO)...
May 2024 issue of the World Health Organization bulletin
The May 2024 Bulletin of the World Health Organization focuses on the report of the WHO Council on the Economy of Health for All, covering topics of the social, commercial and environmental determinants of health that are crucial for healthy societies, a shift from...
Revising economic measures of economic activity to reflect human and environmental health
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)...
The influence of economic policies on social environments and mental health
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...
The health economic–industrial complex: production and innovation for universal health access, Brazil
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...
Africa cannot afford healthcare but can finance health
Article authored by Dr Githinji Gitahi, Amref Health Africa, calls for the region to go beyond set health funding targets that only concern health service delivery and consider financing social factors that determine healthcare as a more holistic approach to 'Health...
The cost of inaction on health equity and its social determinants
Investments in social determinants can offset declines in human capital and reduce the risk of costly syndemics, while also ensuring fair access to healthcare innovations.The BMJ Global Health article underscores the urgency of investing in health equity and its...