Establishment of the AfEF demonstrates AU member states' commitment to collective action on health security. However, operational success requires concerted efforts from all stakeholders, emphasising determination and action for Africa's health security and...
The global assessment finds sugar-sweetened beverage taxes are widespread but generally too low to significantly reduce consumption and improve public health. This report provides a global assessment of taxes applied to sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). It describes...
A new WHO manual offers guidance on using alcohol taxes to reduce consumption and improve public health.The WHO technical manual on alcohol tax policy and administration is a practical guide and a call to action for policymakers and others involved in alcohol tax...
Summary Report by the WHO Research Project titled 'Purchasing arrangements to strengthen quality health services for chronic diseases' implemented by WHO Kobe Centre (Japan) in collaboration with the WHO Department of Health System Governance and Financing...
In 2021, 4.5 billion people – half the world’s population – were not covered by essential health services, says a report from the World Health Organization and World Bank.The report, titled "Tracking Universal Health Coverage: 2023 Global Monitoring Report," shows...
The Universal Health Coverage Global Monitoring Report 2023 released by the WHO Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact, WHO Division of Universal Health Coverage/Life Course and the World Bank’s Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice.The 2023...
The 2023 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Global Monitoring Report by WHO and the World Bank highlights a concerning stall in progress towards providing quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare for all. The 2023 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Global Monitoring...
The report One Million Lives Saved Per Year: A Cost–Benefit Analysis of the Global Plan to End Tuberculosis, 2023–2030 and Beyond, published in the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, evaluates the economic and health impacts of scaling up global efforts to combat...
This World Health Organization report, developed by the Council on the Economics of Health for All, presents a visionary framework for reshaping global economic systems to prioritise health and well-being.Established in late 2020 by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO...
The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All has released its final report on reimagining how to put Health for All at the heart of government decision-making and private sector collaboration at regional, national and international levels.The WHO's Council on...
Report by the Society for International Development tells the story of how finance has gained unprecedented influence over our lives, subjugating health goals to shareholder values, market fluctuations and failures.Health financialization has surged in the last 30...
The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All has issued a report on its activities at the one-year mark, half-way through its mandate.The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and worsened global health and economic disparities. WHO estimates 14.9 million excess deaths...
