reprioritization, one of the modalities for realizing fiscal space for health. Theory and cross-country empirical analyses do not … provide clear, cut explanations for the observed variations in government prioritization of health. Standard economic theory …Countries vary widely with respect to the share of government spending on health, a metric that can serve as a proxy …

on the cyclical patterns of government health spending. This descriptive analysis, which covers 183 countries between … 1995 and 2010, provides empirical evidence on the cyclicality of government health expenditures, using panel data from a … global macro database, the fiscal health database. The objective is to propose user-friendly diagnostic approaches in this …

effectiveness, cost, and cost-effectiveness of priority health interventions. The volume presents data on the surgical burden of … disease, disability, congenital anomalies, and trauma, along with health impact and economic analyses of procedures, platforms ….5 million deaths a year and rank among the most cost effective of all health interventions. Existing health care delivery …