Amref Health Africa’s blog emphasises the need for gender-responsive health financing to achieve universal coverage, showcasing global examples of successful models and highlighting the upcoming AHAIC 2025. Ensuring gender equity in health financing is crucial for...
The WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing is hosting a webinar on 19 March 2025, from 10:00 to 11:30 CET, to explore how population ageing affects health system financial sustainability.The WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing is hosting a...
The Montreux Collaborative’s latest blog examines how low- and middle-income countries can navigate aid transitions and strengthen domestic health financing for long-term sustainability. The Montreux Collaborative has released a new blog, Precipitated aid transition...
Felix Stein and Desmond McNeill critically examine the role of blended finance in global health in their article published in the Journal of Global Public Health. Analysing three key instruments—vaccine bonds, advanced market commitments (AMCs), and matching...
A hybrid seminar on healthcare climate transformation on 5 March 2025 will explore tools and funding strategies for sustainable, low-carbon healthcare. The Climate Action Accelerator is set to host a hybrid seminar on Healthcare Climate Transformation: From Tools to...
US global health aid cuts threaten 26 fiscally strained countries, risking essential health services. Other funders must act fast to bridge the gap, ensuring sustainable, shock-resistant health financing. Recent cuts to US global health aid are creating a funding...
NCDs cause nearly 75% of global deaths, yet funding remains scarce. Experts at a Kigali forum called for increased domestic resources through excise taxes, pooled procurement, and public-private partnerships. Governments worldwide are under growing pressure to...
The international convention "Cuba-Health 2025" will take place in April of this year. This international conference addresses both single health issues, and guarantees for equity of access. The Ministry of Public Health of Cuba announces the V International...
A commentary published in Global Public Health explores a reimagined framework for global health, drawing on Kate Raworth’s ‘doughnut’ economic model. Authors Michael J. A. Reid and Ingrid T. Katz examine how health systems can balance human well-being with...
The Stop TB Partnership’s Global Drug Facility announces a 54% price reduction for bedaquiline and introduces new drug-sensitivity tests, improving access to essential TB treatments and saving millions. In a major move to combat drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB),...
Join AfHESG’s upcoming training on assessing health financing systems using the WHO Health Financing Progress Matrix. Experts will explore sustainable strategies for universal health coverage.The Africa Health Economics Study Group (AfHESG) is back with a vital...
This World Bank policy brief explores strategies to improve financing for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health services amid rising demand and constrained health budgets. Despite increasing healthcare needs, government spending remains insufficient,...
Courtney McNamara and Clare Bambra, in their article published in the International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services, examine the impact of the global polycrisis on health inequalities. The authors employ a political economy of health...
The pursuit of economic growth has long been a cornerstone of policy-making, yet mounting evidence suggests that in high-income countries, continuous GDP expansion may not be environmentally sustainable, socially beneficial, or even economically feasible. In their...
In January 2025, the Center for Global Development (CGD) and the Addis Center for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (ACEPS) hosted a roundtable with policymakers from 14 African countries to discuss a New Compact for health financing. This note on the roundtable...
