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This blog is from the World Bank blog series, \u2018Investing in Health\u2019. Investing in health develops human capital and promotes a quicker, more inclusive economic recovery. It argues that progressing universal health coverage (UHC) by elevating health financing in the political and policy agenda will become the single most important element in advancing health and economic outcomes.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE THE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The macro-fiscal reality is set to deteriorate, constraining public spending envelopes. The latest update in the\u00a0\u201c\u00a0From Double Shock to Double Recovery\u00a0<\/a>\u201d projects that government health spending will remain lower than before the pandemic in 23% of the 177 countries studied and only marginally increase in 39% of countries.<\/p>\n