Sudan’s political and economic fragility and the impact of its long-running conflict on society have had a profoundly negative effect on the health workforce and the delivery of essential healthcare. Health...
Global trends such as climate change, economic integration, urbanization, demographic shifts, far-reaching digital and technological advances, and rising consumerism are all affecting population health...
Major global trends such as economic integration, urbanization, climate change, demographic shifts, digital and technological advances, and rising consumerism will all affect population health and shape...
Global trends such as climate change, economic integration, urbanization, demographic shifts, far-reaching digital and technological advances, and rising consumerism are all affecting population health...
Governments are worried that increased health workforce mobility could deplete human resources in the public health sector and in medical faculties, lead to staff shortages at home, and a loss of returns...
Governments are worried that increased health workforce mobility could deplete human resources in the public health sector and in medical faculties, lead to staff shortages at home, and a loss of returns...
Malawi’s economic growth has been low and volatile for the past two decades, leading to stagnating high poverty levels. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will negatively affected economic growth leading...
Several lower-income countries are considering Social Health Insurance (SHI) as a method to mobilize and pool additional resources for health. However, labor market constraints and low enrollment among...
The way governments manage resources through the budget cycle has important implications for health policy and whether governments achieve societal objectives such as efficiency, equity, quality, and accountability...
This special issue on health financing in East and Sothern Africa comes at an opportune time. Economic growth in the region is contributing to a changing lifestyle and an increasing burden of noncommunicable...
In an effort to improve retention, adherence and viral suppression in HIV care, South Africa’s National Department of Health (NDoH) developed a strategy encapsulated in the National Department of Health's...
The way countries finance health care influences how well a health system performs and achieves its expected outcomes, including how equitable and efficient it is. Countries decide how to mobilize revenues...
Youth employment issues are a major concern for many countries because they have negative effects on the welfare of young people, and may also adversely affect economic performance and social stability...
The Serbian Government plans to reform its provider payment system for health care by setting incentives for providers to improve the quality and efficiency of care. Funds for health care are currently...
The current global financial crisis is having a substantial impact in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) where economic growth is beginning to dip, unemployment is rising and government revenues are being cut...
This knowledge brief presents the key findings of a recent World Bank report on, 'health insurance and competition'. The report examines whether competition helps multiple insurers better manage health...
Нынешний глобальный финансовый кризис оказывает существенное воздействие на страны Европы и Центральной Азии (ЕЦА), где экономический рост идет на спад, растет безработица и сокращаются государственные...
В данном информационном бюллетене изложены основные выводы недавно опубликованного доклада Всемирного банка "Медицинское страхование и конкуренция". В докладе рассматривается вопрос о том, помогает ли...
Provider payment systems provide critical incentives for improving quality, efficiency and cost containment. Evidence from the OECD demonstrates this and recent experiences in South Eastern Europe (SEE)...