Health Systems

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WORKING PAPER

How Much Will Health Coverage Cost? Future Health Spending Scenarios in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico - Working Paper 382
Amanda Glassman
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Juan Ignacio Zoloa
October 16, 2014
As Latin American countries seek to expand the coverage and benefits provided by their health systems under a global drive for universal health coverage (UHC), decisions taken today – whether by government or individuals – will have an impact tomorrow on public spending requirements.&nbs...
Blog Post

Hiring Reform at WHO
Amanda Glassman
October 15, 2014
When I wished for hiring reform at the World Health Organization on October 7, I got some welcome feedback on the tough politics that need to be solved in order to genuinely reform the WHO.
Blog Post

Understanding the World Bank’s Estimate of the Economic Damage of Ebola to West Africa
Mead Over
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David Evans
October 10, 2014
The World Bank on Wednesday released a report titled “The Economic Impact of the 2014 Ebola Epidemic: Short and Medium Term Estimates for West Africa,” which we and other co-authors blogged about yesterday on the World Bank’s site. 
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Finding a Cure for Ebola
Owen Barder
October 03, 2014
The priority for policymakers concerned about the Ebola epidemic in West Africa should be to respond to the existing outbreak, treat the victims, and contain its spread. But the longer term lesson is that we need to be willing to spend more on global health.