WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing (Spain)
The WHO Barcelona Office is a centre of excellence in health financing for universal health coverage (UHC). It works with Member States in Europe and central Asia to promote evidence-informed policy-making. It also offers training courses in health financing.

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

This review assesses the extent to which people in Italy face financial barriers to access or experience financial hardship when they use health care....

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)‎...

Improving access to mental health care for children and adolescents: lessons from Finland

Finland’s health system has struggled to meet a growing need for mental health care, particularly in young people. Factors that limit affordable...

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In 2017, the Government of Ukraine launched fundamental reforms to the health financing system with the goals of improving access to essential health services...

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...

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