This overview of health financing tools, policies and trends--with a particular focus on
challenges facing developing countries--provides the basis for effective policy-making …

For humanitarian reasons and the concern for households' economic and health security,
the health sector is at the center of global development policy. Developing countries and the …

Poor countries account for 56 percent of the global disease burden but less than 2 percent of
global health spending. With the global commitment to the Millennium Development Goals …

This chapter assesses health financing policy in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).
It discusses the basic functions of health financing systems and the various mechanisms for …

Since 1990, the social and economic policies of the transition countries of central and
eastern Europe, the Caucasus and central Asia have diverged, including the way they have …

Health financing is central to the functioning of health systems and the attainment of health-
related sustainable development goals, including universal health coverage (UHC). The …

The mobilization of funds for health care has gained prominent attention around the world.
Billions of dollars in new funds are flowing into health care in low-and middle-income …

Background: The way a health system is financed affects the performance of its other
functions of stewardship, input (or resource) creation and services provision, and ultimately …

This paper elaborates an approach to health financing policy that countries can adapt to
their own national context. This entails:(1) specification of a set of health finance policy …

This article provides an overview of health financing reforms across countries in the Western
Pacific Region as progress is made toward universal health coverage (UHC). Moving toward …