Health Financing and Economics
We aim to empower actors and increase accountability, transparency and responsiveness in health systems in support of progress towards financial protection as part of universal health coverage (UHC).
Documents and Publications
- WHO Publications
- Frequently asked questions
- Published papers
- Discussion papers and book chapters
Costing methods and results
2018
Estimating health plan costs with the OneHealth tool, CambodiaCantelmo CB, Takeuchi M, Stenberg K, Veasnakiry L, Eang RC, Mai M, Murakoshi E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.17.203737
Bull World Health Organ. 2018 Jul 1;96(7):462-470. doi: 10.2471/BLT.17.203737. Epub 2018 Jun 4.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.17.203737
Bull World Health Organ. 2018 Jul 1;96(7):462-470. doi: 10.2471/BLT.17.203737. Epub 2018 Jun 4.
2017
Financing
transformative health systems towards achievement of the health
Sustainable Development Goals: a model for projected resource needs in
67 low-income and middle-income countriesThe Lancet Global Health , Volume 5 , Issue 9 , e875 - e887
2014
Advancing social and economic development by investing in women's and children's health: a new Global InvestmentStenberg K, Axelson H, Sheehan P, Anderson I, Gülmezoglu A M., and others.
The Lancet, Volume 383, Issue 9925, 1333–1354 (12 April 2014)
The Lancet, Volume 383, Issue 9925, 1333–1354 (12 April 2014)
2012
Resource Needs for Addressing Noncommunicable Disease in Low- and Middle-Income countriesKarin Stenberg, Dan Chisholm
VOL . 7, NO. 1, (2012) DOI:10.1016/j.gheart.2012.02.2001
VOL . 7, NO. 1, (2012) DOI:10.1016/j.gheart.2012.02.2001
2011
Global cost of child survival: estimates from country-level validation
pdf, 716kbLiselore van Ekdom, Karin Stenberg, Robert W Scherpbier & Louis W Niessen on behalf of the ad hoc Study Group for Child Health Cost Validation
Bull World Health Organ ;89:267–277 8 (2011)
pdf, 716kbLiselore van Ekdom, Karin Stenberg, Robert W Scherpbier & Louis W Niessen on behalf of the ad hoc Study Group for Child Health Cost Validation
Bull World Health Organ ;89:267–277 8 (2011)
2008
Capacity utilization and the cost of primary care visits: Implications for the costs of scaling up health interventionsAdam T, Johns B, Evans D
Cost-effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 6: 22 (2008)
Cost-effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 6: 22 (2008)
Financial resources required for tuberculosis control to achieve global targets set for 2015
Floyd K, Pantoya A
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 86: 568-576 (2008)
Floyd K, Pantoya A
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 86: 568-576 (2008)
Estimating the costs of achieving the WHO–UNICEF Global Immunization Vision and Strategy, 2006–2015
pdf, 359kbWolfson LJ, Gasse F, Lee-Martin S-P, Lydon P, Magan A, Tibouti A, Johns B, Hutubessy R, Salama P, Okwo-Bele J-M
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 86: 27-39 (2008)
pdf, 359kbWolfson LJ, Gasse F, Lee-Martin S-P, Lydon P, Magan A, Tibouti A, Johns B, Hutubessy R, Salama P, Okwo-Bele J-M
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 86: 27-39 (2008)
2007
The burden and costs of chronic diseases in low-income and middle-income countries
Abegunde D, Mathers C, Adam T, Ortegon M, Strong K
Lancet, 370: 1928-1938 (2007)
Abegunde D, Mathers C, Adam T, Ortegon M, Strong K
Lancet, 370: 1928-1938 (2007)
Chronic disease prevention: health effects and financial costs of strategies to reduce salt intake and control tobacco use
Asaria P, Chisholm D, Mathers C, Ezzati M, Beaglehole R
Lancet, 370: 1944-1953 (2007)
Asaria P, Chisholm D, Mathers C, Ezzati M, Beaglehole R
Lancet, 370: 1944-1953 (2007)
Prevention
of cardiovascular disease in high-risk individuals in low-income and
middle-income countries: health effects and costs
Lim SS, Gaziano TA, Gakidou E, Reddy KS, Farzadfar F, Lozano R, Rodgers A
Lancet, 370: 1954-1962 (2007)
Lim SS, Gaziano TA, Gakidou E, Reddy KS, Farzadfar F, Lozano R, Rodgers A
Lancet, 370: 1954-1962 (2007)
Cost of scaling-up mental health care in low- and middle-income countries
Chisholm D, Lund, Saxena S
British Journal of Psychiatry, 191: 528-535 (2007)
Chisholm D, Lund, Saxena S
British Journal of Psychiatry, 191: 528-535 (2007)
Estimated global resources needed to attain international malaria control goals
Kiszewski A, Johns B, Schapira A, Delacollette C, Crowell V, Tan-Torres T, Ameneshewa B, Teklehaimanot A, Nafo-Traore F.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85: 623-630 (2007)
Kiszewski A, Johns B, Schapira A, Delacollette C, Crowell V, Tan-Torres T, Ameneshewa B, Teklehaimanot A, Nafo-Traore F.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85: 623-630 (2007)
What will it cost to attain the health MDGs?
pdf, 68kb
Nordstrom A, Tan Torres Edejer T, Evans D
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85: 246 (2007)
pdf, 68kb
Nordstrom A, Tan Torres Edejer T, Evans D
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85: 246 (2007)
Estimated global resources needed to attain universal coverage of maternal and newborn health services
pdf, 401kb
Johns B, Sigurbjörnsdóttir K, Fogstad H, Zupan J, Mathaid M, Tan-Torres Edejer T
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85: 256-263 (2007)
pdf, 401kb
Johns B, Sigurbjörnsdóttir K, Fogstad H, Zupan J, Mathaid M, Tan-Torres Edejer T
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85: 256-263 (2007)
A financial road map to scaling up essential child health interventions in 75 countriesStenberg K, Johns B, Scherpbier RW, Tan Torres Edejer T
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85: 305-314 (2007)
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85: 305-314 (2007)
2006
Enhancing
the comparability of costing methods: cross-country variability in the
prices of non-traded inputs to health programmes
Johns B, Adam T, Evans DB
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 4: 8 (2006)
Johns B, Adam T, Evans DB
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 4: 8 (2006)
Enhancing
the comparability of costing methods: cross-country variability in the
prices of non-traded inputs to health programmes
Johns B, Adam T, Evans DB
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 4: 8 (2006)
Johns B, Adam T, Evans DB
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 4: 8 (2006)
Determinants of variation in the cost of inpatient stays versus outpatient visits in hospitals: a multi-country analysis
Adam T, Evans D
Social Science and Medicine, 63: 1700-1710 (2006)
Adam T, Evans D
Social Science and Medicine, 63: 1700-1710 (2006)
Costs and health effects of breast cancer interventions in epidemiologically different regions of Africa, North America and AsiaGroot MT, Baltussen RM, Uyl-de Groot CA, Anderson BO, Hortobagyi GN
The Breast Journal, 12(Suppl. 1): 80-91 (2006)
The Breast Journal, 12(Suppl. 1): 80-91 (2006)
2005
Costs of scaling up health interventions: a systematic review
Johns B, Tan Torres Edejer T, WHO-CHOICE
Health Policy and Planning, 20 (1): 1-13 (Jan 2005)
Johns B, Tan Torres Edejer T, WHO-CHOICE
Health Policy and Planning, 20 (1): 1-13 (Jan 2005)
Methods to assess the costs and health effects of interventions for improving health in developing countries
Evans DB, Tan-Torres Edejer T, Adam T, Lim S for the WHO CHOICE MDG Team
British Medical Journal, 331: 1137-1140 (Nov 11, 2005)
Evans DB, Tan-Torres Edejer T, Adam T, Lim S for the WHO CHOICE MDG Team
British Medical Journal, 331: 1137-1140 (Nov 11, 2005)
Does the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Cost more than Routine Care? Results from Tanzania
Adam T, Manzi F, Armstrong Schellenberg J, Mgalula L, de Savigny D and Evans DB
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 83(5) 369-77 (May 2005)
Adam T, Manzi F, Armstrong Schellenberg J, Mgalula L, de Savigny D and Evans DB
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 83(5) 369-77 (May 2005)
2004
Effectiveness and cost of facility based Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) in Tanzania
Armstrong Schellenberg JR, Adam T, Mshinda H, Masanja H, Kabandi G, Mukasa O, John T, Charles S, Nathan R, Wilczynska K, Mgalula L, Mbuya C, Mswia R, Manzi F, de Savigny D, Schellenberg D, Victoria C
The Lancet, 364 (9445); 1583-1594 (Oct 30 2004)
Armstrong Schellenberg JR, Adam T, Mshinda H, Masanja H, Kabandi G, Mukasa O, John T, Charles S, Nathan R, Wilczynska K, Mgalula L, Mbuya C, Mswia R, Manzi F, de Savigny D, Schellenberg D, Victoria C
The Lancet, 364 (9445); 1583-1594 (Oct 30 2004)
Achieving the WHO/UNAIDS antiretroviral treatment 3 by 5 goal: what will it cost?
Gutierrez JP, Johns B, Adam T, Bertozzi SM, Edejer TT, Greener R, Hankins C, Evans DB
Lancet, 364: 9428 (Jul 3 2004)
Gutierrez JP, Johns B, Adam T, Bertozzi SM, Edejer TT, Greener R, Hankins C, Evans DB
Lancet, 364: 9428 (Jul 3 2004)
Methods for the costing component of the Multi-country evaluation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
pdf, 254kb
Adam T, Bishai D, Khan M, Evans DB
WHO Publication (2004)
pdf, 254kb
Adam T, Bishai D, Khan M, Evans DB
WHO Publication (2004)
2003
Econometric estimation of country-specific hospital costs
Adam T, Evans D, Murray CJL
Cost-effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 1: 3 (2003)
Adam T, Evans D, Murray CJL
Cost-effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 1: 3 (2003)
Programme costs in the economic evaluation of health interventions
Johns B, Baltussen R, Hutubessy R
Cost-effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 1: 1 (2003)
Johns B, Baltussen R, Hutubessy R
Cost-effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 1: 1 (2003)