In 2001, African leaders made a bold promise to tackle HIV and AIDS. They called it the Abuja Declaration. Since then, there have been some wins. More money has been put into the fight. New ways to test and treat HIV have been found. Efforts to stop mothers from passing HIV to their babies have worked. And there are better ways to prevent new infections, especially a...
Thailand's university hospitals are in a tough spot. They are struggling to keep up with the costs of overnight patient stays. This is because the public health system has three main ways of paying for care. These are the Universal Coverage Scheme, the Social Security Scheme, and the Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme. Each of these has its own way of funding and p...
The House has passed a budget bill that could significantly impact states offering health coverage to immigrants without legal status. This bill, dubbed "One Big Beautiful Bill, " aims to reduce federal Medicaid funding for these states. The affected states, mostly led by Democrats, provide healthcare to low-income immigrants, often children, regardless of their lega...
It's clear that the way healthcare is handled in the United States is a hot topic. Some people are pushing for a system that prioritizes prevention. Others are more focused on the financial side of things. In the United States, the cost of healthcare can be a major burden. For example, a recent trip to France highlighted the stark contrast. A non-citizen had to ...
Sweden is known for its high life expectancy and low rates of preventable deaths. This is largely due to a healthcare system that provides care to everyone living in the country. The system is a mix of state, regional, and local efforts. The national government sets the rules and has agencies that work on health issues. There are 21 regions that handle most of the he...
The Global Financing Facility (GFF) is a big deal in the world of global health. It was set up in 2015 to get more money flowing into health and nutrition for mothers, babies, kids, and teens. But how well is it really doing? It is hard to say. The GFF has been around for a while, but not many people have taken a close look at how it works and what it achieves. Th...
The National Institutes of Health, or NIH, is in a tough spot. A recent plan to slash its budget by over 40% has sent shockwaves through the scientific community. This move is part of a broader effort to downsize the federal government, led by the Department of Government Efficiency. The NIH is a big deal in the world of medical research. It funds a ton of important ...
Finland's new Children's Hospital caused a stir when it opened in 2018. The funds for this huge project came from a massive charity drive. This method of raising funds is not something new, it's a return to a previous time when charities played a big role in hospitals. The hospital is a break from the ordinary. For a long time, Finland has a system of publicly funde...
First, let's understand how diseases are not just about your aches and pains. It's all about how people handle them. They're mostly two types of diseases and they have to decide. One about the diseases you get, like flu, and the ones you live with, like diabetes. We have to deal with are the decisions of politics. Decisions are based on money, power, and the people b...
Healthcare plays a huge role in Europe's economy. To understand and guess future funding, researchers use mathematical models. Three big ways to look at healthcare funding are: government spending on health as a chunk of GDP, as a slice of all government spending, and how much each person gets. This research wants to spot trends in these ways and use time series meth...