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World Health Report 2010 - Technical Briefs

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The World Health Report 2010 Technical Briefs further develop key policy issues outlined in the World Health Report 2010. The Briefs give a concise overview of the issues. They describe some country experiences and propose a menu of actions for policy makers.

Innovative international financing refers to new instruments or non-traditional sources for raising additional funds for health.  It also refers to...

Pre-paid  revenues  for  health  services  come  through  various  sources,  such  as  taxes, compulsory ...

Moving  towards  or  attaining  universal  health  coverage  in  a  population  represents  a major ...

In  a  world  defined  by  profound  disparities,  migration  is  a  fact  of  life  and ...

Universal  Coverage  is  broadly  defined  as  "access  to  needed  services  without  the ...

Health  financing  systems  need  to  constantly  adapt  because  there  is  always  room ...

In the last fifteen years, judicial claims to secure health services as a matter of right have become an important phenomenon in a number of countries...

Medical  Savings  Accounts  (MSAs)  are  a  relatively  new  mechanism  for  financing  health care. ...

All  health  financing  systems  need  to  adapt  because  there  is  always  room  for improvement ...

Many  low  income  countries  will  need  additional  financing  if  they  are  to  offer ...

The  health  sector  appears  to  be  particularly  vulnerable  to  fraud,  leakages,  and ...

Several  forms  of  community-based  financing  mechanisms  exist  in  the  world, particularly  in ...

Rational  use  of  medicines  requires  that  patients  receive  medications  appropriate  to their ...

Access to healthcare service is basic human right. The 2010 World Health Report focuses on “Universal Health Coverage (UHC)” as an important...

Effective  health  services  cannot  be  achieved  without  equitable  universal  access  to essential ...