This policy note provides an overview of government health financing in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR …), with an added focus on health center financing. The note summarizes overall trends in health outcomes and government health … financing over 2000-2014 and analyzes trends in planned and realized government budgetary health spending data covering fiscal …

Disasters and emergencies often have disproportionate impacts on a country's health system and the overall health of … women, men, girls, and boys. The interruptions of routine public health programs, such as vaccination campaigns, are common … in the wake of a disaster, setting back gains to overall public health. This guidance note for post- disaster health …

surface, in place of a previous warning which covered 10 percent of the front surface and stated: 'Ministry of Health warns …: smoking is bad for your health.' Since October 4, 2012, large (50 percent of the pack surface area), graphic health … predict the health and related cost impacts that may stem from the implementation of a tobacco excise tax increase in Ukraine …

, the country has made gains on several health indicators, but it faces huge challenges. Infectious diseases remain the … health improvements. The objective of this Public Expenditure Review (PER) was to assess public expenditure on health to … inform policymakers of the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of health expenditures in Sierra Leone …

environmental risk to health and the cause of morbidity and mortality from diseases such as ischemic heart disease, lung cancer …-income countries. This report provides an estimate of the global, regional, and national costs of health damage-that is, premature … of global gross domestic product in the same year. Global health crises further highlight the need for continued action …

continued to rise. Air pollution's significant health, social, and economic effects compel the World Bank to support client … countries in addressing air pollution as a core development challenge. This publication estimates that the global cost of health … pollution's health damages, this publication aims to support policy makers and decision-makers in client countries in …

's Ministries of Health and Finance. Senior economists from the Clinton Health Access Initiative provided invaluable support in … analyzing health expenditure data. The PER covers a five-year period, from fiscal years (FY) 2011/12 to 2015/16 (in Lesotho, the … health sector using multiple data sources. Focusing on the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare's (MoH) expenditure, the …

This report seeks to formulate a long-term vision for Haiti's health sector to accelerate progress toward universal … health coverage (UHC), a key objective of the government's National Health Policy (Politique Nationale de Sante, PNS … recently, in October 2016, Hurricane Matthew wreaked havoc on Haiti's health system. It has been estimated that at least 1 …

This report identifies critical opportunities and constraints faced by Solomon Islands health system as it makes … progress towards Universal Health Coverage. Protecting the achievements that have been made over recent years, while continuing … to improve a broader range of health outcomes, requires effective management of changes in financial and other …