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Blog Post
October 23, 2023
In times of mounting debt, the quest for universal health coverage (UHC) faces critical challenges. Rising debt has far-reaching effects, including reduced access to financing, political instability, and decreased spending on international aid. The burden of debt, coupled with high inflation, is thr...
Blog Post
July 06, 2023
USAID administrator Samantha Power’s aim to advance localization—with at least a quarter of funds going directly to local partners—has been widely lauded. A recent USAID report on localization indicates progress towards this goal, but major operational and contractual directions about how to impleme...
Jul
8
2023
IN PERSON
12:00—12:00 AM Multiple times and dates (July 8th-July 12th)
June 14, 2023
The IHEA congress is the only global forum for health economists to engage around the latest methodological developments, present recent research findings, and explore the implications of this research for health policy and practice.
CASE STUDIES
June 01, 2023
For the last three decades, Zambia has implemented a series of policies to gradually work towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This case study delves into the process followed by the government of Zambia in developing those policies, with the aim of supporting other countries embarking on the jo...
Blog Post
May 08, 2023
Countries moving towards universal health coverage (UHC) face challenging decisions about what benefits they will include and cover—especially in the current fiscal and economic climate. Countries need easy-to-use and comprehensive tools to help them think through the path to expand (or contract) be...
POLICY PAPERS
May 08, 2023
Countries moving towards universal health coverage are challenged about what new health benefits and interventions they will add to their national health programs. We propose a new framework organized in three layers that outlines the features or characteristics to consider when designing and buildi...
Blog Post
March 09, 2023
Dana Hyde showed tremendous leadership and wisdom as the fourth head of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), serving for nearly three years during President Obama’s second term. These brief notes on her leadership are our way of providing a tribute to her major contributions to MCC’s effectiv...
Blog Post
December 12, 2022
On December 12, we celebrate countries’ efforts towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and remind leaders of the importance of UHC and their promise of #HealthForAll. Yet this year, World UHC Day takes place against a backdrop of significant fiscal pressure stemming from changing economic...
Dec
15
2022
9:00—10:00 AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)/ 2:00 - 3:00pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
December 03, 2022
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is increasingly under threat by the post-COVID-19 global economic recession and subsequent reductions in aid budgets. Now more than ever, countries need to refocus their limited resources on the highest priorities to achieve UHC.