Public Health Spending in Low Income Countries Stagnates – Out of Pocket Costs Soar

Health Policy Watch (HPW) "After an early surge of COVID pandemic spending, public health layouts by countries at all income levels declined in 2022 as compared to 2021. Meanwhile, there has been a 60% increase overall in per-capita health expenditures between 2000 and 2022 – but this translated into a sharp rise in out-of-pocket spending (OOP) in low income countries, according to WHO’s 2024 report on global health expenditures, released on the eve of Universal Health Coverage Day, 12 December."

• Health Policy Watch
• Global Health Expenditure Report
• Global Health Expenditure Database