-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax. Arguments against SSB taxes tend to closely mirror those used against tobacco taxes, including that these …

health effects including tooth decay, excess weight gain, and increased risk of developing obesity and type 2 diabetes …This evidence review is designed to support policy makers seeking to implement a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB …. Although they are not the only component of diets linked to obesity and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), the burden of disease …

Taking the Philippines Health Financing Strategy (HFS) 2010-2020 objective of 'sustaining membership in PhilHealth for … all Filipinos' as its point of departure, this report assesses the expansion of health insurance coverage in the … Philippines and the extent to which it provides protection from out-of-pocket (OOP) health spending. The report commences with a …

This study discusses options how to increase the Dominican Republic tax revenue and attempts to identify priority areas … for efficiency-enhancing reforms. A 2016 World Bank report on Dominican fiscal policy found that the country's tax … considerable fiscal and economic costs. The report also showed that the tax contribution of the informal sector is extremely low …

tobacco tax increases in Gabon in the period 2018-2021 …

This country report assesses the impact of tobacco tax policy increases on prices, consumption, and fiscal revenue. The …. Developing countries and vulnerable groups face health risks associated with tobacco use, and with e-cigarettes. Low- and middle …, straining health care systems, contributing to poverty, and posing a major barrier to development. An estimated 40 percent of …

While on-track for child health and maternal health MDGs, Lao PDR continues to have some of the worst maternal and … child health (MCH) outcomes, both globally and in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. Under-five and infant mortality … rates are high relative to GDP per capita, and utilization of essential health services is low, given significant demand …

Lao PDR has made notable progress in improving maternal health, with materanal mortality decreasing from 1,600 per 100 … addressed - the low utilization of maternal health (MH) services and weak financial protection, especially among the lower … wealth quintiles, in order to improve the level and equity of maternal health. In order to address these financial barriers …

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 …