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OUTCOME
10. Increased public financing for health
Health Systems, Services and Life Course
10. Increased public financing for health
Budget
Approved Budget PB (Previous)
5.4
US$ MILLION
Priority

Medium

Proposed Budget PB (Current)
5.8
US$ MILLION
Related Outputs and Indicators
  • 10.1.a. Number of countries and territories implementing equitable health financing strategies and reforms to sustain progress toward universal health, including specific strategies to progressively increase public expenditure in health in a sustainable manner
    Baseline
    1
    Target
    19
  • 10.1.b. Number of countries and territories implementing payment systems and resource allocation strategies to promote a PHC approach in the organization of health services delivery
    Baseline
    2
    Target
    11
How PASB will deliver

Key Technical Cooperation Interventions
 

  • Step up leadership
    • Advocate at the highest levels for improved public investment in health toward the target of 6% of gross domestic product (GDP).

    • Disseminate experiences in establishing solidarity-based pooling arrangements for efficient and equitable use of diverse sources of public financing.
       

       

  • Support countries
    • Support countries to adopt strategies to improve allocation of resources through strategic purchasing and payment systems that promote efficiency and equity.

    • Support the implementation of tools to evaluate the determinants of effective budget execution in health, understood as the capacity to transform financial resources in health care services according to population needs.
       

       

  • Produce technical products on norms and standards, data, and research
    • Support the development of expanded fiscal space studies to improve public investment in health toward the target of 6% of GDP.
    • Generate evidence and promote the prioritization of investments in the first level of care within an IHSDN framework, with a people-, family-, and community-centered approach across the life course.
    • Develop tools to support countries’ prioritization of investments in the essential public health functions to improve resilience, preparedness, and response to health emergencies.

    • Develop tools and capabilities in health economics and health financing, including financial indicators for improved resource tracking and use of results for policy decision making