EU healthcare spending reached €1.72 trillion in 2023 (10% of GDP). Germany led in total and share of GDP, while per-capita spending rose across all countries, with Romania seeing the fastest growth.Eurostat data released on November 2025 shows that healthcare...
Vietnam plans to offer free annual health checks for all citizens from 2026 to boost preventive care. The proposal, tied to Resolution 72, includes expanded insurance coverage, staff incentives, and flexible funding using state and employer contributions. Lawmakers...
The study examines how Global Health Initiatives (GHIs) align with Pakistan’s pursuit of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) amid reduced global aid and evolving national priorities. Using a political economy approach, it finds that expanding GHI mandates operate largely...
Armenia’s tougher tobacco control laws and upcoming universal health insurance reform are designed to work together to reduce disease and protect families from catastrophic medical costs. Armenia’s First Deputy Health Minister, Lena Nanushyan, said the country’s new...
The Hungarian conference on healthcare financing examined reforms in pharmaceutical policy, resource allocation, and digital transformation. Experts highlighted economic constraints, workforce shortages, and poor health outcomes. Key discussions included AI...
The policy brief, published on 10 November 2025 under the Financing for Sustainable Development Task Force of the T20, a network of think tanks supporting the G20, responds to the sharp rise in private health investment since COVID-19, with healthcare private equity...
The Health Code promulgated by the government of Guatemala in November 1997, establishes the duty of the Ministry of Health and the rights of citizens with respect to free health coverage (among others).
This document authored by the Ministry of Health supports the Vision Health 2030, in a national strategic plan for health 2013-2020.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
