The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on … identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to … consideration into the policy decision-making process of how public policies and programs affect community health and well-being. It …

Samoa currently faces two important public policy challenges in the health sector. One is to stem, and then reverse …, the rapid rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The second challenge is to put the country on a health-financing path … the share of government expenditure to health; (4) increasing external and donor financing; (5) increasing specific taxes …

While universal health coverage (UHC) offers a powerful goal for a nation, all countries-irrespective of income are … struggling with achieving or sustaining UHC. France is a high-income country where HC is in effect universal. Health …-related costs are covered by a mix of mandatory social health insurance (SHI) and private complementary schemes, while benefit …

health financing structures such as social health insurance. Verifying that providers have achieved reported performance in …

The key actors in Bangladesh's Health, Population and Nutrition Sector Development Program (HPNSDP) are the public … health infrastructure is considered one of the largest in the health sector; RH providers and facilities are available at all … levels. Several NGOs are active in Bangladesh's health sector, including international organizations such as CARE, Save the …

-specific interventions, but also exploring costs for a selected number of nutrition-sensitive interventions implemented outside of the health … health, social protection, education, and agriculture sectors. …

settings across the world. According to the World Health Organization and the World Economic Forum, screening for cervical … incidence and mortality, screening programs must be of high quality. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among …

issue globally, undermining health gains and imposing financial and economic costs on governments and households. NCDs are … an important health challenge in the Pacific. First, (NCDs) can impose large but often preventable health, financial, and … bulk of health services. Second, risk factors in the Pacific are feeding a pipeline of potentially expensive-to-treat NCDs …

In the immediate post conflict period, Afghanistan's health services were in a deplorable and chaotic state. Access and … utilization of reproductive health services and skilled care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first month after delivery are … care only from female providers, one barrier to expansion of services was the lack of qualified female health workers who …