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Health financing working paper: Spending targets for health: no magic number

World Health Organization

17 Oct 2018

Health financing working paper: Spending targets for health: no magic number

This paper provides evidence which supports the message that all countries can make progress towards UHC, including those with very low levels of public spending on health (<40 $ per capita).

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Report Health system strengthening, including governance and financing

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