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Covid Vaccine Facts with the WHO's Dr. Kate O'Brien (video)

Healthcare Triage (2021) CC

YouTube influencer Healthcare Triage talked with WHO's Dr Kate O'Brien about how the COVID-19 vaccine works, how it gets distributed, and how we distribute it equitably. 1:27 Safety questions and concerns about quick development of the vaccine. 7:18 Have we entered a new age where all vaccines wi... more

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Climate Risk Country Profile Paraguay

World Bank Group (2021) CC

Climate change is a major risk to good development outcomes, and the World Bank Group is committed to playing an important role in helping countries integrate climate action into their core development agendas. The World Bank Group is committed to supporting client countries to invest in and build a... more

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Candid Conversations

120 under forty - The new generation of family planning leaders (2021) CC

Candid Conversations is a podcast where we talk to family planning and reproductive health champions from around the globe and take a deep dive into current topics in family planning and reproductive health, as well as the personal journeys of our champions, the challenges they’ve faced, what exci... more

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Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Survey 2017

Central Statistical Organization, Ministry of Planning and Finance and UNU ‐ WIDER (2018) C1

Myanmar’s transition to a market‐based economy is accompanied by rapid development of the private manufacturing sector, which has large potential for improving economic growth. The overall success of the sector, however, should not be taken for granted. Future advances will greatly depend on th... more

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Asia Pacific Health Security Action Framework

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

Public health emergencies, including pandemics, highlight the need for health systems and services that are prepared, resilient and ready to respond to health security threats. Endorsed by Member States in 2023, the Asia Pacific Health Security Action Framework (‎APHSAF)‎ is designed to engage m... more

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Climate risk country profile Chile

World Bank Group (2021) CC

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Manual for the Public Health Management of Chemical Incidents (English, French and Spanish version)

World Health Organization (2009) C_WHO

The purpose of the WHO Manual for the Public Health Management of Chemical Incidents is to provide a comprehensive overview of the principles and roles of public health in the management of chemical incidents and emergencies. While this information is provided for each phase of the emergency cycle, ... more

Challenges in the Management of Bronchial Asthma Among Adults in Nigeria: A Systematic Review

Onyedum, C.C.; Ukwaja, K.N.; Desula, O.O.; Ezeudo, D. (2013) CC2

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized by airway hyper-responsiveness to a variety of stimuli largely of allergic origin with reversible airflow limitation. The major clinical features of asthma are wheezing, shortness of breath, and cough. It is a major cause of impaired quality o... more

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Global vector control response: an integrated approach for the control of vector-borne diseases

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

The document WHA70.16, adopted during the 70th World Health Assembly, outlines a global strategy for an integrated response to vector-borne diseases. It emphasizes the urgent need to strengthen national and global capacities for vector control amid rising threats such as insecticide resistance, clim... more

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Global spending on health: Emerging from the pandemic

World Health Organization (WHO) (2024) CC

The Global Health Expenditure Report delves into the intricate landscape of global economies and health systems. This year, it focuses on health spending in 2022, the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. It shows how countries around the world responded to the health and economic shocks of the pande... more

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China’s hidden role in malaria control and elimination in Africa

Odhiambo J.N., Dolan C., Malik A.A., et al. BMJ Global Health (2023) CC

Insufficient funding is hindering the achievement of malaria elimination targets in Africa, despite the pressing need for increased investment in malaria control. While Western donors attribute their inaction to financial constraints, the global health community has limited knowledge of China’s ex... more

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Financing health in sub-Saharan Africa 1990– 2050: Donor dependence and expected domestic health spending

Apeagyei A.E., Lidral-Porter B., Patel N., et al. PLOS Global Public Health (2024) CC

In 2021, global life expectancy at birth was 74 years whereas in sub-Saharan Africa it was 66 years. Yet in that same year, $92 per person was spent on health in sub- Saharan Africa, which is roughly one fifth of what the next lowest geographic region—North Africa and Middle East—spent ($379). T... more

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PEPFAR: Exploring Co-Financing as a Tool for Domestic Resource Mobilization

Kates J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) (2024) CC

There is growing pressure on PEPFAR, the U.S. global HIV program, to increase its planning for sustainability, including through domestic resource mobilization and, ultimately, transitioning financing at least in part to recipient countries. While this is connected to a broader push in global healt... more

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National spending on health by source for 184 countries between 2013 and 2040

Dieleman, J.; Templin, T.; Sadat, N. et al. (2016) CC

A general consensus exists that as a country develops economically, health spending per capita rises and the share of that spending that is prepaid through government or private mechanisms also rises. However, the speed and magnitude of these changes vary substantially across countries, even at simi...lar levels of development. In this study, we use past trends and relationships to estimate future health spending, disaggregated by the source of those funds, to identify the financing trajectories that are likely to occur if current policies and trajectories evolve as expected. Methods We extracted data from WHO's Health Spending Observatory and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's Financing Global Health 2015 report. We converted these data to a common purchasing power-adjusted and inflation-adjusted currency. We used a series of ensemble models and observed empirical norms to estimate future government out-of-pocket private prepaid health spending and development assistance for health. We aggregated each country's estimates to generate total health spending from 2013 to 2040 for 184 countries. We compared these estimates with each other and internationally recognised benchmarks. Findings Global spending on health is expected to increase from US$7·83 trillion in 2013 to $18·28 (uncertainty interval 14·42–22·24) trillion in 2040 (in 2010 purchasing power parity-adjusted dollars). We expect per-capita health spending to increase annually by 2·7% (1·9–3·4) in high-income countries, 3·4% (2·4–4·2) in upper-middle-income countries, 3·0% (2·3–3·6) in lower-middle-income countries, and 2·4% (1·6–3·1) in low-income countries. Given the gaps in current health spending, these rates provide no evidence of increasing parity in health spending. In 1995 and 2015, low-income countries spent $0·03 for every dollar spent in high-income countries, even after adjusting for purchasing power, and the same is projected for 2040. Most importantly, health spending in many low-income countries is expected to remain low. Estimates suggest that, by 2040, only one (3%) of 34 low-income countries and 36 (37%) of 98 middle-income countries will reach the Chatham House goal of 5% of gross domestic product consisting of government health spending. Interpretation Despite remarkable health gains, past health financing trends and relationships suggest that many low-income and lower-middle-income countries will not meet internationally set health spending targets and that spending gaps between low-income and high-income countries are unlikely to narrow unless substantive policy interventions occur. Although gains in health system efficiency can be used to make progress, current trends suggest that meaningful increases in health system resources will require concerted action. Funding Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. more

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Educating medical and nursing students to provide mental health, neurological and substance use care: A practical guide for pre-service education

World Health Organization WHO (2025) C_WHO

Pre-service education sets the foundation for preparing health professionals to provide services within health systems. Educating medical and nursing students to provide mental health, neurological and substance use care: A practical guide for pre-service education provides a practical framework for... more

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Mosquitoes and Malaria

Dominiak, Z.; Imperial College London (2019) C2

This comic booklet introduces malaria and the mosquitoes that carry it in Africa. Through simple explanations and illustrations, it teaches readers about the habitats of mosquitoes, the species that transmit malaria and how ongoing research may lead to new ways of controlling them in the future. The... more

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Cameroon: Breaking Barriers - Community Health Participatory Action (CoHPA) for prevention and control of malaria in conflict affected communities - a community dialogue approach

Ochieng; D.; and I. Ngoumou (2024) C1

Breaking Barriers is an implementation research project focusing on social and behavioural change. It is conducted in conflict-affected communities in Cameroon. The project explores three innovative, community-based interventions designed to improve health behaviours. This presentation outlines the ... more

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Climate Change, Malaria, and Neglected Tropical Diseases Webinar

The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2025) CC

The webinar presented a new, comprehensive scoping review, published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, which summarises over a decade of research exploring how climate shifts may affect disease dynamics. The review emphasises the need for expanded research to bet... more

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Workshop on malaria surveillance and malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong Subregion, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 15-17 November 2023

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

The WHO Mekong Malaria Elimination (MME) programme hosted a 3-day meeting on 15–17 November 2023 in Siem Riep, Cambodia for representatives from national malaria programmes, research institutions, partners, donors, WHO and UN agencies. The meeting provided a forum to discuss surveillance systems, ... more

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Routine malaria vaccination in Africa: a step toward malaria eradication?

Sibomana, O.; J. Bukuru, J., S.A. Saka, S.A.; et al. (2025) CC2

Malar J . 2025 Jan 5;24:1. doi: 10.1186/s12936-024-05235-z This review examines the role of routine malaria vaccination in Africa as a key strategy toward malaria elimination, explores challenges and solutions for widespread vaccine implementation, and discusses future directions in the ongoing fi... more