primary health care

Countries are spending more on health, but people are still paying too much out of their own pockets

By thespecimennews on February 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

A new report on global health expenditure from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals a swift upward trajectory of global health spending, which is particularly noticeable in low- and middle-income countries where health spending is growing on average 6% annually compared with 4% in high-income countries.

New global commitment to primary health care for all at Astana conference

By thespecimennews on October 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

Countries around the world on Thursday agreed to the Declaration of Astana, vowing to strengthen their primary health care systems as an essential step toward achieving universal health coverage.