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Health system financing

"Experience demonstrates that real progress is possible in countries at all income levels. Each country’s pathway will differ depending on the local context, however the above lessons are essential for equitable and effective progress."


"Country experience should be looked at through the lens of the health financing functions, rather than labels, and can provide valuable lessons. Labels such as “social health insurance,” “community insurance,” or “tax-funded systems” have little meaning by themselves and hide the complex choices and options available to countries as they raise, pool, and use funds to ensure the availability and use of quality services."

"Health system financing is an essential component of UHC but progress toward UHC also requires coordinated actions across the pillars of the health system with particular attention to strengthening human resources for health."

 

The Global Health Expenditure Database (GHED) provides internationally comparable data on health spending for 194 countries and territories since 2000 with open access to the public. The database is open access and supports the goal of Universal Health Coverage by helping monitor the availability of resources for health and the extent to which they are used efficiently and equitably. This, in turn, helps ensure health services are available and affordable when people need them.

 

WHO works collaboratively with Member States and updates the database annually using available data such as health accounts data, government expenditure records and official statistics. Where necessary, estimates are used to ensure the comprehensiveness and consistency of the data across countries/territories and years. GHED is the source of the health expenditure data republished by the World Bank and the WHO Global Health Observatory.

The Global Health Expenditure Database (GHED)
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SDG Target 1.a | Mobilization of resources: Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation
Health expenditure/ health financing
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