The objectives of this study are to describe experiences in price setting and how pricing has been used to attain better coverage, quality, financial protection, and health outcomes. It builds on newly commissioned case studies and lessons learned in calculating prices, negotiating with providers, and monitoring changes. Recognising that no single model is applicable to all settings, the study aimed to generate best practices and identify areas for future research, particularly in low- and middle-income settings. The report and the case studies were jointly developed by the OECD and the WHO Centre for Health Development in Kobe (Japan).

First published in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head, an imprint of Vintage, in 2021.

Employing critical-systems thinking, this study analyses the evolution of a health system providing universal coverage.

The purpose of the book is to meet the WHO GPW output of 1.2.1 - Countries enabled to develop and implement equitable health financing strategies and reforms to sustain progress towards universal health coverage. It falls under the WKC research plan for sustainable financing under population ageing. The country studies and policy briefs will be continued in 2022-23, under the technical product of “sustainable financing in the context of population ageing.” The target audience is WHO member states and their supporting academic institutions and policymakers.

There is intimate connection with health and economics. Economy give stability to keep positive health. As investment on health depend on economic status and this is for individual and household. Beside this tools of economics assist health policy makers, managers and trusty to make effective plan and get highest efficiency. So, it’s very crucial to know basic reciprocation of economics role on health. This book discuss tools of economics along with health. like production of health, investment on health, health market, medical care prices, equity, healthcare service provides role, disability adjusted life, quality adjusted life, substitution in healthcare services, healthcare evaluation in public health, happiness, challenges and failure issues in health sector, international actions to keep positive state of health and health transformation decision(value based healthcare) of WHO.

Management practices within the healthcare sector are shaped by a multitude of professional, social, political and technical factors. This Elgar Encyclopedia of Healthcare Management provides clarity with holistic definitions and descriptions of essential healthcare systems, leadership and administration. Both engaging with new principles of care and existing themes within managerial practices, it offers a broad look into management within the ever-evolving sector.

The coronavirus has rattled humanity, tested resolve and determination, and redefined normalcy. This compelling collection of 29 short stories and essays brings together the lived experiences of covid19 through a diversity of voices from across the African continent. The stories highlight challenges, new opportunities, and ultimately the deep resilience of Africans and their communities. Bringing into conversation the perspectives of laypeople, academics, professionals, domestic workers, youth, and children, the volume is a window into the myriad ways in which people have confronted, adapted to, and sought to tackle the coronavirus and its trail of problems. The experiences of the most vulnerable are specifically explored, and systemic changes and preliminary shifts towards a new global order are addressed. Laughter as a coping mechanism is a thread throughout.