Health Financing Policy: The Macroeconomic, Fiscal, and Public Finance Context

This guidance note outlines the key components of the macroeconomic, fiscal, and public financial management context that need to be considered for an informed health financing discussion at the country level. The guidance note is organized around four sets of questions that are key to placing the h...

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Main Author: Cashin, Cheryl (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2016
Series:World Bank Studies
Online Access:Volltext
Summary:This guidance note outlines the key components of the macroeconomic, fiscal, and public financial management context that need to be considered for an informed health financing discussion at the country level. The guidance note is organized around four sets of questions that are key to placing the health financing dialogue in the context of a country's macroeconomic and fiscal context. Each section points to measures, resources, and analytical tools that are available to assist in answering these questions for a specific country. The guidance note draws on case studies from 11 countries moving toward or sustaining universal health coverage conducted as part of the Japan - World Bank Partnership Program on UHC as well as from other country examples
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (74 p)
ISBN:9781464807978
DOI:10.1596/978-1-4648-0796-1