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Embedding health security in fiscal policy can reduce economic losses and avert deaths during a pandemic.
Financial resource mobilization by the Malaria Trust Fund has helped eradicate malaria and build strong foundations for health systems in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Experts endorse 10 principles for risk mitigation, which include evacuation plans for medical and quarantine facilities and areas under lockdown.
To reap its benefits, the tariff differential subsidy in Pakistan must be more targeted and reduced.
Enable small and medium-sized enterprises to become part of global value chains to revive economies and promote inclusive growth after COVID-19.
Social protection spending and coverage are increasing, yet some countries continue to favor the nonpoor over the poor, and men over women.
Aligning strategies, incentives, and activities can drive lasting, sector-wide change.
In the Indian city of Mangalore, the local government partnered with private companies to modernize the sewage system and turn wastewater into a valuable asset.
In Indonesia, the rural poor gave cash and in-kind contributions to improve and maintain water supply and services.
What is needed: Increased financing, reliable supplies of affordable and effective medicines, improved data from health information systems, stronger implementation of national malaria programs, and leadership that looks beyond the health sector.