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New WHO report examines how countries progress towards financing #HealthForAll bit.ly/2YENryd

@WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho Global spending on health continues to rise!

Between 2000 and 2017, spending on health globally grew by 3.9% per annum on average while the broader economy grew only 3.0% bit.ly/2YENryd

@WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho Public health spending – about 60% of global spending on health – grew 4.3% a year between 2000 and 2017 bit.ly/2YENryd

@WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho Average health spending in 2017:
💵USD41/person across low income countries
💵USD2,937/person in high income countries
– that's a difference of more than 70 times
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@WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho In low income countries, health expenditure increased 7.8% per year between 2000 and 2017 bit.ly/2YENryd

@WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho Donor funding, though only 0.2% of global spending on health, remains critical for most low income countries bit.ly/2YENryd #HealthForAll

@WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho Emphasizing disease prevention and health promotion, ensuring fair access to most essential interventions are the most effective and equitable route to making progress towards #HealthForAll bit.ly/2YENryd