The appropriate role of the state in health is complex both in economic theory and in practice. Theory identifies three …); and failings peculiar to insurance markets for health care (where both inefficiency and inequity arise). The insurance … to finance an increasing share of health care as incomes rise. …

Ukraine is undergoing important reforms in the health system, and there is an increasing interest among national as … well as international actors in improving mental health services. The aim of this assessment is to provide recommendations … to inform policy and operational guidance for strengthening integration of mental health into primary health care and …

This report explores community-focused change initiatives in the financing, organization, and delivery of mental health …

fifteen townships in Montserrado County through a collaboration between Mercy Corps Liberia, the World Bank's Liberian health …-risk intervention which is implemented in conjunction with referral pathways to more intensive mental health support in the event of … increasing the resilience, psychosocial health and well-being of EVD-affected children aged six to thirteen, in project target …

There is a youth mental health crisis in Lithuania. Mental health challenges have several delirious consequences for … the youth, including poor performance in school and negative outcomes later in life such as substance abuse, poor health … empirical diagnostic of the youth mental health service delivery chain, focusing on the education sector. The study was based on …

Climate change has been called the most important threat to human health in the 21st century. It is estimated that if … (WorldHealth Organization 2023). Historically, only pandemics or worldwars have posed such threats to human health. As a result …, the issue has aroused unprecedented attention. In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared climate changethe …

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 …