The CMH was initiated by the WHO as a means of providing an evidence base for economic
and financial policymakers in low-income countries on why spending on health was more …

As a general rule, issues of health care policy have not generally been seen as the domain
of macroeconomists. Only in recent years, with the report of the World Health Organization's …

A central recommendation of the Commission is that both donor countries and developing
countries should greatly increase their investments in the health sector. The Bulletin asked …

This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need to
address issues concerning health sector policy, particularly when they have significant …

Between 1984 and 1987, Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, the then Prime Minister of Norway,
chaired the World Commission on Environment and Development, also known as the …

This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need in
situations where they must address issues concerning health sector policy and when they …

Background There is growing international acceptance that effective investments in health
are vital to human development and economic growth Health is receiving heightened …

Improvements in health status over the last 50–100 years, as measured by a number of
indicators, have been nothing short of spectacular. Vaccines, antibiotics, and other …

Since the release of the Report of the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health (CMH) in
2001, several countries have evaluated the recommendations in light of their unique country …

This primer explains why macroeconomists need to be concerned with issues of health
policy and elaborates the essential information that a macroeconomist should know in …