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Health financing

    Overview

    WHO/Europe works with Member States to improve the way in which they finance their health systems.

    We provide tailored technical assistance through policy dialogue and analytical work, supporting countries to develop policy, monitor progress and design reforms. We also carry out analytical work across the region and facilitate the sharing of international evidence and experience through the WHO Barcelona course on health financing.

    Monitoring financial protection to assess country and regional progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) is a key part of our work.

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    Publications

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    Can people afford to pay for health care? New evidence on financial protection in Italy

    This review is part of a series of country-based studies generating new evidence on affordable access to health care (‎financial protection)‎ in...

    Using European Union funds to improve access to community-based mental health care: lessons from Czechia

    Czechia has recently used European Union European Structural and Investment Funds to build, staff and operate 29 community mental health centres (‎CMHCs)‎...

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    Scope and purpose - Reimagining an economy for resilient and healthier societies that leave no one behind - Venice, Italy, 9 April 2024

    To mark its 20th anniversary as a centre of excellence in the WHO European Region, the WHO European Office for Investment for Health and Development (WHO...

    This summary report assesses the extent to which people in Tajikistan experience financial hardship when they use health services and pay out of pocket....

    The way in which user charges are designed and implemented affects financial protection – affordable access to health care. Simple changes can make...