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Higher taxes on tobacco products reduce tobacco consumption and improve public health.
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From panic and neglect to investing in health security.
Pandemic emergency financing facility
PEF, a quick-disbursing financing mechanism, has potential to save lives and protect economies.
Emergency Health and Nutrition Project
The development objective of Emergency Health and Nutrition Project for Yemen is to contribute to the provision of basic health and essential nutrition services for the benefit of the population
Focus Areas
Pandemic Preparedness and Health ...
Pandemic Preparedness and Health ...
Pandemics, which are large disease outbreaks that affect several countries, pose major health, social, and economic risks.
Reproductive, Maternal, Child, and ...
Reproductive, Maternal, Child, and ...
From 1990 to 2015, the number of maternal deaths worldwide dropped from more than 532,000 to 303,000—a decline of 44%.
Infectious Diseases and Vaccination
Infectious Diseases and Vaccination
Globally the incidence of infectious diseases has declined since 2000, but they continue to have major health and economic ...
Mental Health
Mental Health
Mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders, impose an enormous global disease burden that leads ...
Global Tobacco Control
Global Tobacco Control
Tobacco use, and its negative health, social and economic impacts, is a significant global health challenge.
Universal Health Coverage
Universal Health Coverage
Universal health coverage (UHC) is about people having access to the health care they need without suffering financial hardship....
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Global Financing Facility
Smart, scaled and sustainable financing designed to achieve and measure results
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Financing for Results
Results-Based Financing for Health combines incentives, results to strengthen health systems.
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Our global team of health & development experts share their insights.