Health Financing

Commemerating the recent second annual UHC day, read on to understand how the UHC movement evolved from a nascent movement to a global force over the course of a few short years and learn why high-quality PHC is one of the best bets for achieving UHC goals.

Why is it important for countries to track and understand primary health care spending? Read on as Federica Secci, Health Specialist at the World Bank Group, discusses how accurate primary health care spending data is critical to improving systems and meeting Universal Health Coverage goals. 

On this UHC Day, our colleagues at the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Coalition call on global health leaders to commit to spending three-quarters of our time on domestic resource mobilization. If the world is serious about achieving UHC, we need to rebalance spending and put countries in the driver's seat.

As someone who has worked to strengthen health systems for more than 20 years, I’ve heard (and even made) a lot of arguments about whether one intervention versus another is more important or a better value for money.

Public-private partnerships may help overcome barriers to access, strengthen capacity and build resiliance.