World Malaria Report 2023: Regional Country Profiles

This report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) analyzes global health spending for 190 countries. The report shows that global spending on health rose consistently between 2000 and 2018 and reached $8.3 million or 10% of global GDP. The share of out-of-pocket spending in total health spending remained above 40% in low- and lower-middle-income countries. It is likely that the health and economic shocks caused by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) will have consequences for health…

This case study describes the testing of a maternal and child health intervention in Gujarat, India, where the rate of mothers giving birth to children at health care facilities (also called institutional delivery) was only 55 percent in 2005. The program, called Chiranjeevi Yojana (CY), sought to incentivize private health care facilities to cater to low-income families. Despite strong political and private sector support, upon evaluation, the program was not found to increase the rate…

This Lancet Commission highlights the work needed to close global gaps in diabetes prevention, care, professional knowledge, and data. Currently, the global community is not on track to meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target to reduce noncommunicable diseases by 30 percent by 2030. In 2019, 463 million people had diabetes worldwide—80 percent from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, a data-driven, integrated strategy could reduce premature mortality from diabetes: The Commission’s modelling indicates that…