Health financing
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Health financing

    Overview

    WHO/Europe works with Member States to improve the way in which they finance their health systems.

    We provide tailored technical assistance through policy dialogue and analytical work, supporting countries to develop policy, monitor progress and design reforms. We also carry out analytical work across the region and facilitate the sharing of international evidence and experience through the WHO Barcelona course on health financing.

    Monitoring financial protection to assess country and regional progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) is a key part of our work.

    Health financing and COVID-19
    Initiatives
    Technical work

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    1 June 2026

    Ensuring affordable access to health care in Moldova
    1 June 2026

    Making medicines affordable in Armenia
    1 June 2026

    Making medicines affordable in Moldova: Boris’ story
    2 July 2025

    Transforming health financing in Tajikistan A path to Universal Health Coverage UHC

    Our work

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    Achieving universal health coverage

    Publications

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    Primary health care financing in North Macedonia: a situation assessment and policy considerations
    9 July 2026

    Primary health care financing in North Macedonia: a situation assessment and policy...

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    Strengthening primary health care and reducing overprovision of low-value specialist care: policy options for Cyprus
    6 July 2026

    Strengthening primary health care and reducing overprovision of low-value specialist care: policy options...

    Since the launch of the General Healthcare System (GeSY) in 2019, Cyprus has made significant progress in expanding access to health care and reducing...

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    Transforming primary health care in Tajikistan: pilot of health financing reform in Sughd region
    24 March 2026

    Transforming primary health care in Tajikistan: pilot of health financing reform in Sughd region

    Launched on 1 January 2025 in the Republic of Tajikistan, the Sughd Pilot for Health Financing Reform aims to achieve universal health coverage by implementing...

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    Documents

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    22 April 2024

    Info sheet: Financial protection in France

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    Scope and purpose - Reimagining an economy for resilient and healthier societies that leave no one behind - Venice, Italy, 9 April 2024
    5 April 2024

    Reimagining an economy for resilient and healthier societies that leave no one behind - Venice, Italy,...

    To mark its 20th anniversary as a centre of excellence in the WHO European Region, the WHO European Office for Investment for Health and Development (WHO...

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    20 February 2024

    Can people afford to pay for health care? New evidence on financial protection in Tajikistan: summary

    This summary report assesses the extent to which people in Tajikistan experience financial hardship when they use health services and pay out of pocket....

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    5 October 2023

    Automating and increasing protection from user charges for outpatient medicines: the Estonian experience

    The way in which user charges are designed and implemented affects financial protection – affordable access to health care. Simple changes can make...

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