Taking the Philippines Health Financing Strategy (HFS) 2010-2020 objective of 'sustaining membership in PhilHealth for … all Filipinos' as its point of departure, this report assesses the expansion of health insurance coverage in the … Philippines and the extent to which it provides protection from out-of-pocket (OOP) health spending. The report commences with a …

of pathogens spilling over from animals to people. To decrease their burden, we must focus on prevention. The One Health … approach proposes a way forward to reduce risk of spillover. Recognizing that the health and well-being of humans, animals, and … their shared ecosystems are interdependent, One Health is designed as an integrated, practical, multisectoral framework for …

Central Asia has made much progress in public health and animal health in the last 20 years but was as unprepared as … public health concern because of the possible transmission of pathogens to humans. They can spread quickly from one country … to another, with impact on animal health, trade, food security, food safety and possibly creating public health …

for health. This report aims to provide a snapshot of the current health financing system of Lao PDR and to identify … critical constraints and opportunities facing the health care system as the country undergoes transitions in demographics …, epidemiology and health financing. In addition to reviewing the overall health financing system, the report includes an in …

Leaving no one behind is a central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which recognizes health as a … fundamental human right. Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is key to delivering on this promise. UHC ensures that everyone … receives good quality health services, when and where needed, without incurring financial hardship arising from payments made …

), provides an estimate of the health impacts of current concentrations of air pollutants in the Republic of Slovakia across its … can be conducted in the future. The study is motivated by the need to better understand the extent of the health …

COVID-19 created a dynamic shock to the international tourism industry, with the related health concerns and travel …

The majority of developing countries will fail to achieve their targets for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the … health- and poverty-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) unless they take urgent steps to strengthen their health … Bank Governors can help countries seize the opportunities of high-performance health financing by adopting and steering a …

Afghanistan has made strong gains in health outcomes, health service coverage andhealth systems performance since 2003 …, with a particular impact on women and children's health. All told, Afghanistan has made notable progress towards achieving … the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets for improving maternal (MDG5) and child health (MDG4). According to United …

Investing in One Health - cross-sectoral, multidisciplinary coordination and collaboration across the human health …, animal health, and environmental health sectors - is crucial for maintaining healthy agricultural and food systems and … addressing global health security risks. Such action can reduce the threat of future pandemics through upstream preventive …