Back from Gastein and getting ready for tomorrow’s #WHOBarcelona Course on Health Financing. My third year facilitating and I can’t wait to meet this year’s participants 😍☔️

Starting now! The #WHOBarcelona course on Health Systems Financing for Universal Health Coverage #UHC sarahthomson.bsky.social Tamás Evetovits Jon Cylus Joe Kutzin Feels great to be back in this room ✨

What does #UHC bring to public policy? First session on health financing objectives and policy instruments 💥 #WHOBarcelona Joe Kutzin sarahthomson.bsky.social Tamás Evetovits Jon Cylus

📸 Day 2 snapshot of the #WHOBarcelona course on #healthfinancing for #UHC Over 60 participants gathered in groups to: 🔎 identify gaps in health coverage ✍ re-design coverage policy to reduce out-of-pocket payments and unmet need for health care bit.ly/courseUHC

Day 3/WHO Health Financing Course kicks off with a focus on why revenue-raising matters for health systems! Discussing public revenue strategies and the challenges of relying on employment-based financing. Key insights ahead! #HealthFinancing #UHC sarahthomson.bsky.social WHO/Europe

sarahthomson.bsky.social highlights key points from the session: entitlements based on residence, predominantly public spending, a broad public revenue base, and a single benefit package. Essential for sustainable UHC! #HealthFinancing #UHC WHO/Europe WHO North Macedonia Pia Vracko

Twenty-seven policymakers and experts from the Western Balkans are joining the #WHOBarcelona Course on Health Financing for #UHC, co-funded by @eu_near. The course will help them to design policies that make healthcare access more affordable. bit.ly/courseUHC

Grateful to WHO/Europe for the opportunity to attend the WHO Barcelona Course on Health Financing for UHC! Excited to apply insights on improving health systems financing and strengthening primary health care in North Macedonia. #UHC #HealthEquity #WHOBarcelona

It’s a wrap! Participants of the 2024 #WHOBarcelona course on Health Financing for #UHC will join a network of more than 1000 alumni across Europe and Central Asia. The 2024 edition was made possible by #EUfunding via @eu_near and Generalitat de Catalunya. Read more: bit.ly/courseUHC

#QJE Nov 2024, #1, “The Health Costs of Cost Sharing,” by Chandra (Amitabh Chandra), Flack, and Obermeyer (Ziad Obermeyer): doi.org/10.1093/qje/qj…

Great to see the 2024 edition of Health at a Glance in Europe from OECD Social & EU One Health The section on financial hardship contains updated numbers on catastrophic out-of-pocket payments from #WHOBarcelona (chapter 7) These numbers are also available via #UHCwatch 💻

Are you at #HSR2024? Join #WHOBarcelona Lynn Al Tayara to find out about new digital platform #UHCwatch - tracking progress on affordable access to health care in 45 countries in Europe & central Asia 1610 on Wednesday 20 November in Room 109 Health Systems Global WHO/Europe

Today, WHO and European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies unveiled the preliminary findings of the study on rehabilitation services financing at a policy dialogue in Kyiv. This study is a significant step toward improving rehabilitation care financing in Ukraine by drawing on European experiences.

One way to get more of what we want - affordable access to health care for everyone - is to invest in better tax systems #taxation #taxjustice #UHC theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

☔️ In the run-up to #UHCDay on 12 December, check out #UHCwatch for timely evidence on affordable access to health care in Europe and Central Asia. 💻 Developed by #WHOBarcelona and funded by EU One Health, @eu_near and @Gencat. bit.ly/uhcwatch

🔥 #UHCwatch is fueled by over 60 experts in the #WHOBarcelona European Financial Protection Network 🧐 Country experts provide up-to-date information on affordable access to health care in Europe and Central Asia 🙏🏾 EU One Health, @eu_near Generalitat de Catalunya 💻 bit.ly/uhcwatch

f#UHCwatch is supported by the EU, EU One Health and @eu_near. Find out what they have to say about this new digital platform developed by WHO/Europe #WHOBarcelona to track progress on affordable access to health care in Europe and Central Asia. bit.ly/uhcwatch

☔️ Check out #UHCwatch for timely evidence on affordable access to health care in Europe and Central Asia 💻 Developed by #WHOBarcelona & funded by EU One Health, EU Enlargement & Eastern Neighbourhood 🇪🇺 and @Gencat bit.ly/uhcwatch

🪙 How does population ageing affect health system financial sustainability and affordable access to health care? Join this webinar to find out 👉 19 March, 10h CET who.int/europe/news-ro… Organised by WHO/Europe's #WHOBarcelona Office & supported by EU One Health European Commission

Ageing is inevitable—but health financing gaps aren't. ☂️ How can broad revenue bases and policy choices keep access to health care affordable as 🇪🇺 populations age? ☂️ Join #WHOBarcelona on 19 March for solutions. ☂️ Register: bit.ly/ageingw Supported by EU One Health