The role of innovative financing mechanisms for health

Overview

Innovative financing mechanisms  are  key  components  in resource  mobilization for global health and are of particular importance with regard to the attainment of the objectives set by  major donors and stakeholders, notably as these pertain to the  Millennium  Development Goals (MDGs) for 2015. Therefore, their  main role  is to fill the existing financial gap in order to reach the MDGs. Estimations of the funding gap from  the Taskforce range between  US$36-45 billion. 

This report is part of a series, The World Health Report 2010 Background Papers, which were written to inform the process of developing the key messages of the World Health Report 2010: Health systems financing: The path to universal coverage.