Publications: Economics and financing

The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) serves as a cornerstone in global health advocacy, with a focus on advancing the health...

The world is now on track for a 2.6-3.1°C warming by the end of this century, and the window is closing to reach the Paris Agreement’s target...

Prompted by the 20th anniversary of the 1993 World Development Report, a Lancet Commission revisited the case for investment in health and developed...

Interventions that improve women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (WCAH) and well-being and address inequalities have a ripple...

This Financial Report provides information on the budget and finances in 2023 for the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH). Section...

The 77th World Health Assembly saw the passing of the historic resolution, “Accelerate progress towards reducing maternal, newborn, and child mortality...

Download on IRISAs we reach the halfway mark of the SDGs, the global landscape has been marred by unprecedented challenges. Among the most affected demographics...

By Blanca Anton, Soledad Cuevas, Mark Hanson, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Etienne V Langlois, Domenico Gerardo Iaia, Guilia Gasparri, Jospehine BorghiWomen,...

By Josephine Borghi, Soledad Cuevas Garcia-Dorado, Blanca Anton, Domenico Gerardo, Giulia Gasparri, Mark Hanson, Agnès Soucat, Flavia Bustreo...

The Council was established in late 2020 by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Director-General, WHO) to provide new economic thinking – reassessing...

In the latest policy brief – on the value of health for all – the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All proposes three key objectives...

In view of the long-standing recognition that gross domestic product (GDP) does not capture the unremunerated work largely conducted by women upon which...

A key lesson of the COVID pandemic is that future preparedness critically depends on strengthening public sector capacity and budgets. International...

The new WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All recognizes that health and economies are deeply intertwined. Indeed, economic development could...