Background Addressing the social and other non-biological determinants of health largely
depends on policies and programmes implemented outside the health sector. While there is …

Collective financing, in the form of either public domestic revenues or pooled donor funding,
at the country level is necessary to finance common goods for health, which are population …

Good health is a function of a range of biological, environmental, behavioral, and social
factors. The consumption of quality health care services is therefore only a part of how good …

Intersectoral collaboration between the health and the social welfare, education or labour
sectors can help to influence the social determinants of health. Funding such collaboration …

Abstract In 2015, the United Nations'(UN) Member States adopted a bold and holistic
agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), integrating a vision of peace and …

Over the past three decades, there has been an unprecedented growth in development
assistance for health through different financing models, ranging from donations to results …

The way a health system is organized and financed is one of the key determinants of
whether it provides equitable access to essential health care and improves population …

Background The rise on the international scene of advocacy for universal health coverage
(UHC) was accompanied by the promotion of a variety of health financing policies. Major …

Countries that are reforming their health systems to progress towards Universal Health
Coverage (UHC) need to consider total resource requirements over the long term to plan for …

Many aspects of population health can be addressed solely by services delivered through
the health sector. These services include health promotion and prevention efforts as well as …