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).

Health financing diagnostics

 

Understanding the causes of health system performance problems is the basis for developing effective health financing strategies. WHO provides guidance both on conducting deep-dive diagnostics in health financing, and on translating this knowledge into system-wide strategies. The issues of health programmes, focused on individual diseases or interventions, is important in many countries, and specific guidance is provided on how to develop greater efficiency across the health system. WHO’s standardized assessment of health financing systems looks at how aligned a country’s policies are with universal health coverage, and identifies priority directions to drive progress. The feasibility of health financing technical solutions is also considered in WHO guidance using political economy analysis.

 

 

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This document outlines the background to and design of the Health Financing Progress Matrix (HFPM), WHO’s standardized qualitative approach to assessing...
A system-wide approach to analysing efficiency across health programmes

Health programmes are able to target health interventions for specific diseases or populations, and historically, countries have relied heavily on them...

Health financing country diagnostic: a foundation for national strategy development

OverviewThe Health financing country diagnostic provides step-by-step guidance on how to undertake a situation analysis of a country’s health financing...

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Strengthening collaboration on Health Technology Assessment

Strengthening collaboration on Health Technology Assessment

Overview

WHO enables collaboration to share Health Technology Assessment information and best practices. Such collaboration also supports capacity building for Health Technology Assessment. WHO collaboration formats include:

  • international HTA networks
  • regional HTA networks
  • WHO collaborating centres
  • discussion groups.

Regional HTA networks and international HTA networks foster knowledge on HTA among national policymakers and other stakeholders. WHO collaborating centres support activities in the field. They facilitate the exchange of methodologies and information, build capacity and provide training and mentoring activities. WHO coordinates and participates in HTA discussion groups. Such groups aim to technically support Member States (MS) in the development of their own national HTA programmes, connect national and regional champions, and seek political and financial commitments needed to establish/strengthen national HTA programmes.  A complete list of all relevant WHO collaborations is available below.

Please explore the links below to better understand all HTA resources available globally, in your region and in your country. WHO will keep updating this site whenever new resources are available.  

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