World Health Report 2010 - Technical Briefs
AllThe 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 For Health
Innovative international financing refers to new instruments or non-traditional sources for raising additional funds for health. It also refers to...

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

Using Resources Wisely
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 ...

Improving Health Financing Systems: Improving Institutional Design And Organizational Practice
Health financing systems need to constantly adapt because there is always room ...

How does litigation affect health financing?
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
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 ...

Towards A Cleaner And More Efficient Health Sector
The health sector appears to be particularly vulnerable to fraud, leakages, and ...

Community Health Insurance And Universal Coverage
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...

Improving access to essential medicines and creating efficiencies by encouraging the uptake of generic...
Effective health services cannot be achieved without equitable universal access to essential ...