Should governments see health care as an ‘investment’? →

Leaders of the global health architecture frame health funding as a capital investment. It is central to their case for domestic financing for universal health coverage — the idea that now dominates the global health agenda.

There are questions about the implications of positioning health financing as an investment, including whether that approach aligns with the vision of inclusive health services that is at the core of UHC and whether it can guarantee sustainability given the political reality that governments often prize investments that offer more immediate returns. Read more.

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