This publication provides a second technical update that reflects deteriorating global economic conditions following the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine combined with increasing inflation, and...
Volume 2 updates the analyses presented in the original discussion paper, Volume 1, "From Double Shock to Double Recovery - Implications and Options for Health Financing in the Time of COVID-19," published...
This publication updates the analyses presented in the original discussion paper “From Double Shock to Double Recovery-Implications and Options for Health Financing in the Time of COVID-19,” published...
This third programmatic public finance review (PFR-3) supports Ukraine in reorienting fiscal policy towards supporting inclusive and sustained economic growth after the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
Volume 2 updates the analyses presented in the original discussion paper, Volume 1, "From Double Shock to Double Recovery - Implications and Options for Health Financing in the Time of COVID-19," published...
The Kyrgyz Republic economy has been hit hard by the Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, putting at risk the development progress achieved in recent years. The COVID-19 pandemic has added...
Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19’s) impact has gone far beyond its direct effect on morbidity and mortality. In addition to adversely impacting non-COVID health care utilization, the pandemic has resulted in...
Systematic assessments of the quality of care provide a platform for taking stock of achievements, identifying gaps, and having an informed discourse on the way forward. However, data-driven comprehensive...
As countries undergo their health financing transitions, moving away from external and out-of-pocket (OOP) financing toward domestically sourced public financing, the issue of fiscal space – that is, of...
This paper draws lessons from anti-fraud experiences in social health insurance programs of six selected countries across the income spectrum: Indonesia, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Croatia, Turkey...
Globally more than 7 million deaths a year are attributed to tobacco use, approximately 10 percent of which are among nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke. Most of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income...
The majority of Armenian adult males smoke, yet tobacco taxes in Armenia are among the lowest in Europe and Central Asia. Increasing taxes on tobacco is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions...
At present, tobacco taxes in Armenia are among the lowest in Europe and Central Asia. Global experience has shown that increasing taxes on tobacco is one of the most cost effective public health interventions...
There is a policy measure that can simultaneously save millions of lives, reduce poverty, and increase countries’ domestic resources for financing development. The policy measure consists of increasing...
There is a policy measure that can simultaneously save millions of lives, reduce poverty, and increase countries’ domestic resources for financing development. The policy measure consists of increasing...