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This World Bank<\/a> 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, leading to high out-of-pocket costs for households. The brief highlights the importance of cost-effective interventions and stronger public investment in primary health care<\/a> (PHC) to enhance access and financial protection.<\/p>\n To maximise the impact of existing resources, governments must rethink how they allocate and utilise health funds. The brief examines key policy options, including restructuring provider payment mechanisms, integrating digital financial systems, and leveraging discretionary budgets to expand effective coverage. By prioritising efficient spending and evidence-based interventions, countries can strengthen their health systems and advance universal health coverage (UHC), ensuring that essential NCD and mental health services are both accessible and financially sustainable.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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, leading to high out-of-pocket costs for households. The brief highlights the importance of cost-effective interventions and stronger public investment in primary health…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":559,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[],"tags":[122,3024,3047],"document_type":[2324],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents\/987760740"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/documents"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987760740"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents\/987760740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987760805,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents\/987760740\/revisions\/987760805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987760740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987760740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987760740"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=987760740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}