Countries vary widely with respect to the share of government spending on health, a metric that can serve as a proxy … for the extent to which health is prioritized by governments. World Health Organization (WHO) data estimate that, in 2011 …, health's share of aggregate government expenditure in the 170 countries for which data were available averaged 12 percent …

This note analyzes levels and trends of health expenditures by country, income group, and region in the context of … Health Organization's (WHO) National Health Accounts, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) fiscal data bases, and the … World Bank's World Development Indicators. The paper provides snapshots of health financing patterns, both public and …

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 …

Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise … of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the … current and projected future economic conditions. But many of the health burdens and costs can be avoided, or at least delayed …

Universal Health Coverage is a powerful framework for a nation aiming to protect their population against health risks … health coverage and improve financial protection in the last two decades. The country study, first, takes stock of UHC … progress in Vietnam, examining both the breadth and the depth of health coverage and assessing financial protection and equity …

women age 30 to 69 years. At current incidence rates, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the annual burden … reviewed the research literature and conducted interviews with individuals engaged in research and public health program …

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 …