Country experiences

A selection of countries' experiences with recent health financing policy reforms are included here. The examples, although by no means exhaustive, highlight specific concerns of policymakers from different countries, and related policies to address these concerns.

WHO Member States are grouped into six regions and each region has a regional office. The map shows these WHO regions. Please click on a region to show selected country experiences from that region, or use the links below.

Selected country experiences from...

• WHO African Region
• WHO Region of the Americas
• WHO South-East Asia Region
• WHO European Region
• WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
• WHO Western Pacific Region

Relevant regional documents

• Strategy on Health Care Financing for Countries of the Western Pacific and South-East Asia Regions (2006–2010)
• Approaching health financing policy in the European Region
• The impact of health expenditure on households and options for alternative financing (EMRO)
• Health financing strategy for the African Region
• African Health Economics Advisory Committee Report
• Kampala Declaration and framework paper for fair and sustainable health financing in Africa
• An overview of health financing patterns and the way forward in the WHO African Region
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• African Health Monitor: Health economics, getting value for money