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The World Health Report 2010 Background Papers were written to inform the process of developing the key messages of the World Health Report 2010; Health Systems Financing: The path to universal coverage.

Universal Coverage of Health Care in China: Challenges and Opportunities
15 June 2021

Universal Coverage of Health Care in China: Challenges and Opportunities

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WHO Good Governance for Medicines programme: an innovative approach to prevent corruption in the pharmaceutical sector
15 June 2021

WHO Good Governance for Medicines programme: an innovative approach to prevent corruption in the pharmaceutical...

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The role of innovative financing mechanisms for health
15 June 2021

The role of innovative financing mechanisms for health

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Thinking of introducing social health insurance? Ten questions
15 June 2021

Thinking of introducing social health insurance? Ten questions

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Medical Savings Accounts: What is at risk?
15 June 2021

Medical Savings Accounts: What is at risk?

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Risk pooling and redistribution in health care: an empirical analysis of attitudes toward solidarity
15 June 2021

Risk pooling and redistribution in health care: an empirical analysis of attitudes toward solidarity

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Consumer over-indebtedness and health care costs: how to approach the question from a global perspective
15 June 2021

Consumer over-indebtedness and health care costs: how to approach the question from a global perspective

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Health financing and access to effective interventions
15 June 2021

Health financing and access to effective interventions

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Financial risk protection of National Health Insurance in the Republic of Korea:1995-2007
15 June 2021

Financial risk protection of National Health Insurance in the Republic of Korea:1995-2007

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The case for paid sick leave
15 June 2021

The case for paid sick leave

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Lessons learned from a community-based medisave experiment among rural women in the Indian state of Karnataka
11 June 2021

Lessons learned from a community-based medisave experiment among rural women in the Indian state of Karnataka

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Restrictive IMF Policies Undermine Eff­orts at Health Systems Strengthening (HSS)
11 June 2021

Restrictive IMF Policies Undermine Eff­orts at Health Systems Strengthening (HSS)

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Expanding insurance coverage to informal sector populations: Experience from Republic of Korea
11 June 2021

Expanding insurance coverage to informal sector populations: Experience from Republic of Korea

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Health ­financing challenges and institutional options to move towards universal coverage in Nicaragua
11 June 2021

Health ­financing challenges and institutional options to move towards universal coverage in Nicaragua

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Indigenous Health – Australia, Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand and the United States - Laying claim to a future that embraces health for us all
11 June 2021

Indigenous Health – Australia, Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand and the United States - Laying claim to a...

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Options for fi­nancing and optimizing medicines in resource-poor countries
11 June 2021

Options for fi­nancing and optimizing medicines in resource-poor countries

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Performance incentives for health in high-income countries key issues and lessons learned
11 June 2021

Performance incentives for health in high-income countries key issues and lessons learned

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The role of institutional design and organizational practice for health ­financing performance and universal coverage
11 June 2021

The role of institutional design and organizational practice for health ­financing performance and universal...

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Towards Universal Health Coverage: the Chilean experience
11 June 2021

Towards Universal Health Coverage: the Chilean experience

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The Joint Action and Learning Initiative on National and Global Responsibilities for Health
11 June 2021

The Joint Action and Learning Initiative on National and Global Responsibilities for Health

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Ghana's approach to social health protection
11 June 2021

Ghana's approach to social health protection

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Supporting countries' health strategies more e­fficiently
11 June 2021

Supporting countries' health strategies more e­fficiently

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Funding health promotion and prevention - the Thai experience
11 June 2021

Funding health promotion and prevention - the Thai experience

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The relative effi­ciency of public and private service delivery
11 June 2021

The relative effi­ciency of public and private service delivery

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Pay For Performance (P4P) Programs in Health Services: What is the Evidence?
11 June 2021

Pay For Performance (P4P) Programs in Health Services: What is the Evidence?

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A role for user charges? Thoughts from health ­financing reforms in Cambodia
11 June 2021

A role for user charges? Thoughts from health ­financing reforms in Cambodia

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Responding to the challenge of resource mobilization - mechanisms for raising additional domestic resources for health
11 June 2021

Responding to the challenge of resource mobilization - mechanisms for raising additional domestic resources...

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Determinants of caesarean section rates in developed countries: supply, demand and opportunities for control
11 June 2021

Determinants of caesarean section rates in developed countries: supply, demand and opportunities for...

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General budget support – has it bene­fited the health sector?
11 June 2021

General budget support – has it bene­fited the health sector?

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Macroeconomic Constraints to Health Financing: A Guide for the Perplexed
11 June 2021

Macroeconomic Constraints to Health Financing: A Guide for the Perplexed

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Hypothecation of tax revenue for health
11 June 2021

Hypothecation of tax revenue for health

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Ineffi­ciencies due to poor access to and irrational use of medicines to treat acute respiratory tract infections in children
11 June 2021

Ineffi­ciencies due to poor access to and irrational use of medicines to treat acute respiratory tract...

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The drivers of catastrophic expenditure: outpatient services, hospitalization or medicines?
11 June 2021

The drivers of catastrophic expenditure: outpatient services, hospitalization or medicines?

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External aid for health in Viet Nam: additional or fungible?
11 June 2021

External aid for health in Viet Nam: additional or fungible?

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Universal Coverage in a Middle Income Country: Costa Rica
11 June 2021

Universal Coverage in a Middle Income Country: Costa Rica

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Protecting the poor against health impoverishment in Pakistan: proof of concept of the potential within innovative web and mobile phone technologies
11 June 2021

Protecting the poor against health impoverishment in Pakistan: proof of concept of the potential within...

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Universal Coverage Scheme in Thailand: Equity Outcomes and Future Agendas to Meet Challenges
11 June 2021

Universal Coverage Scheme in Thailand: Equity Outcomes and Future Agendas to Meet Challenges

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How the contract model becomes the main mode of purchasing: a combination of evidence and luck in Thailand
11 June 2021

How the contract model becomes the main mode of purchasing: a combination of evidence and luck in Thailand

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Exploring the thresholds of health expenditure for protection against fi­nancial risk
11 June 2021

Exploring the thresholds of health expenditure for protection against fi­nancial risk

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Community Health Insurance and Universal Coverage: Multiple paths, many rivers to cross
11 June 2021

Community Health Insurance and Universal Coverage: Multiple paths, many rivers to cross

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Access and Health expenditure for Ethnic/Racial Groups in the Region of the Americas
11 June 2021

Access and Health expenditure for Ethnic/Racial Groups in the Region of the Americas

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New approaches to measuring defi­cits in social health protection coverage in vulnerable countries
11 June 2021

New approaches to measuring defi­cits in social health protection coverage in vulnerable countries

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Cost savings of switching private sector consumption from originator brand medicines to generic equivalents
11 June 2021

Cost savings of switching private sector consumption from originator brand medicines to generic equivalents

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Fiscal space for health in resource-poor countries
11 June 2021

Fiscal space for health in resource-poor countries

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Health insurance systems in China: A brie­fing note
11 June 2021

Health insurance systems in China: A brie­fing note

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Improving health system efficiency as a means of moving towards universal coverage
11 June 2021

Improving health system efficiency as a means of moving towards universal coverage

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Demand Side Financing in Health: How far can it address the issue of low utilization in developing countries?
11 June 2021

Demand Side Financing in Health: How far can it address the issue of low utilization in developing countries?

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Dominican Republic: Can universal coverage be achieved?
11 June 2021

Dominican Republic: Can universal coverage be achieved?

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The Global Numbers and Costs of Additionally Needed and Unnecessary Caesarean Sections Performed per Year: Overuse as a Barrier to Universal Coverage
11 June 2021

The Global Numbers and Costs of Additionally Needed and Unnecessary Caesarean Sections Performed per...

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7 April 2010

Health services utilization and out-of-pocket expenditure at public and private facilities in low-income...

The World Health Report Background Papers were written to inform the process of developing the key messages of the World Health Report : HEALTH SYSTEMS...

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