The Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health has released a report emphasising the urgent need to raise health taxes to combat the global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Co-chaired by Mike Bloomberg, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados, and economist...
The latest UN report reveals that 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, highlighting the urgent need for increased financing and global action to address food insecurity and malnutrition. According to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World...
The WHO Centre for Health Development has published a report titled "Improving Long-Term Care for Older Adults: A Rapid Scoping Review of Public Initiatives." In light of the global challenges posed by ageing populations, increasing chronic illnesses, and projected...
The research article "Does health aid matter to financial risk protection? A regression analysis across 159 household surveys, 2000–2016," authored by Jacopo Gabani, Marc Suhrcke, Sven Neelsen, Patrick Hoang-Vu Eozenou, and Marc-Francois Smitz, explores the...
Article on the 2023 OHE Annual Lecture, highlights the need for a One Health approach to address climate change, emphasising that healthcare is a major carbon emitter and its environmental impact significantly affects global health. The Office of Health Economics...
The Centre for Global Development report, titled "Forecasting the Fallout from AMR: Economic Impacts of Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans," presents a comprehensive analysis of the far-reaching economic and health consequences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR),...
As public health financing faces mounting pressure from economic downturns, debt, and global crises, experts call for prioritising health in government budgets and leveraging innovative financial strategies to sustain health systems.According to an article from Health...
Health taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages are crucial for controlling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Recently launched UN NCD report series offers practical guidance for effective implementation. The United Nations Interagency Task Force on...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and multilateral development banks have launched a €1.5 billion platform to strengthen primary healthcare in low- and middle-income countries, starting with investment plans in 15 nations.In partnership, WHO and multilateral...
WHO has introduced the PHC-GHI Toolbox 2.0, a resource aimed at aligning Global Health Initiatives (GHI) funding with national health strategies and primary health care principles to improve health system coordination and maximize the impact of investments.The WHO...
In the report Getting Fiscal Policies Right: Lessons and Recommendations Across NCD Risk Factors, published by the NCD Alliance, the economic impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is critically examined. The report highlights the growing burden of NCDs, which now...
In the research article published in The Lancet, titled "Rethinking Economic Policy for Health and Wellbeing," the authors explore the consequences of economic growth on health, environmental sustainability, and inequality. While economic expansion over the past...
In their guest essay for Geneva Health Files, Pamela Cipriano and Magda Robalo emphasize the need for universal health coverage (UHC) as a cornerstone of global pandemic preparedness and response, using the ongoing mpox outbreak as a critical reminder.As Member States...
The World Bank's latest report emphasises the need to invest in healthy longevity, potentially saving 150 million lives by 2050. Titled Unlocking the Power of Healthy Longevity: Demographic Change, Non-communicable Diseases, and Human Capital, the report highlights...
The book Strategic Investment for Health System Resilience: A Three-Layer Framework, edited by Zhao, Feng, Kovacevic, Rialda, Bishai, David, and Weintraub, Jeff, presents a comprehensive investment framework designed to enhance health systems' resilience in the face...
