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Raising revenues for health in support of UHC: Strategic issues for policy makers

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17 Oct 2018

Governments should aim to move towards a predominant reliance on public funding for health, as evidence shows this increases access to health services and improves financial protection for the population. This is a key message in a new policy brief about raising revenues for health in support of Universal Health Coverage. What issues do policy makers face in decisions about raising revenue? How do...

ReportMultisectoral ActionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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Research for Universal Health Coverage

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17 Oct 2018

The World health report: research for universal health coverage focuses on the importance of research in advancing progress towards universal health coverage. In addition, it identifies the benefits of increased investment in health research by low and middle-income countries using case studies from around the world, and proposes ways to further strengthen this type of research.

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly - Scope, modalities, format and organization of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

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17 Oct 2018

This document, adopted by the General Assembly on 12 April 2018, presents the scope, modalities, format and organization of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.

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Second Global Conference Health and Climate report 2016

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17 Oct 2018

The 2016 conference showcased how the public health community will support the implementation of the Paris agreement, in order to build healthier and more sustainable societies.

ReportEnvironment, climate change and health

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

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17 Oct 2018

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 (&lt;40 $ per capita).

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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Strategic purchasing for universal health coverage: key policy issues and questions

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17 Oct 2018

The document outlines and frames five key policy issues that emerged from expert and practitioners’ discussions held at various meetings. These issues are considered critical for reforms to shift towards strategic purchasing and cover: 1) governance; 2) information management systems; 3) benefit design; 4) mixed provider payment systems; and 5) managing alignment and dynamics.

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Strengthening health resilience to climate change

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17 Oct 2018

This is one of two technical background papers prepared as a basis for discussion at the WHO Health and Climate Conference. It provides a brief summary of the available evidence on the health impacts of climate change, and an outline of the necessary response to protect health from these evolving risks.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and health

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Technical consultation on indicators of adolescent health

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17 Oct 2018

Report on the technical consultation, which brought together adolescent health experts from within WHO, other UN organizations and others, and aimed to reach consensus on a core list of indicators for measuring and reporting on adolescent health, and to explore the mechanisms for validating and/or testing new indicators for the core list agreed at the meeting.

ReportMultisectoral ActionMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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Our Planet, Our Health, our Future - Human Health and the Rio Conventions

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17 Oct 2018

This report reviews the scientific evidence for the linkages between health and biodiversity, climate change and desertification, the representation of health in the corresponding Rio Conventions, and the opportunities for more integrated and effective policy.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and health

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Towards UHC: thinking public overview of trends in public expenditure on health

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17 Oct 2018

The main objective of the study is to examine key dimensions of the changing relation between public financing for health and the economy, the budget and sector financing over the period 2000-2014. The study specifically examines trends in public expenditure on health from domestic sources, separating out external sources channeled through the budget, in the context of transitioning from health ai...

PublicationMultisectoral ActionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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Tracking universal health coverage: First global monitoring report

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17 Oct 2018

This joint WHO/World Bank Group report is the first of its kind to measure health service coverage and financial protection to assess countries’ progress towards universal health coverage.

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UN General Assembly resolution

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17 Oct 2018

This document, adopted by the General Assembly on 13 May 2014, presents the scope and modalities of the comprehensive review and assessment of the progress achieved in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.

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