Health

In line with its global strategy for health, nutrition and population, the World Bank Group supports countries’ efforts to achieve universal health coverage and provide quality, affordable health services to everyone —regardless of their ability to pay.

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Press Release

US$300 Million for Ebola Response

The World Bank Group announced US$300 million to scale up support for the global response to the Ebola epidemic in DRC

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Healthy people drive strong economies

Dieynaba Nioula Kane remembers vividly when, for the first time in her life, she was forced to ask friends and family for money.

Universal Health Coverage

Why Financing Is Key

Universal Health Coverage is not just about health – it is also about sustainable economic growth, writes Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Health At-A-Glance

The World Bank Group is committed to helping governments achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030, which has the potential to transform the health and well-being of individuals and societies. The vision of UHC is that all people can obtain the quality health services they need without suffering financial hardship. UHC also allows countries to make the most of their strongest asset: human capital.

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Emergency Health and Nutrition Project

The development objective of Emergency Health and Nutrition Project for Yemen is to contribute to the provision of basic health and essential nutrition services for the benefit of the population

Focus Areas

Global Tobacco Control

Global Tobacco Control

Tobacco use, and its negative health, social and economic impacts, is a significant global health challenge.

Infectious Diseases and Vaccination

Infectious Diseases and Vaccination

Globally the incidence of infectious diseases has declined since 2000, but they continue to have major health and economic ...

Mental Health

Mental Health

Mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders, impose an enormous global disease burden that leads ...

Nutrition

Nutrition

Malnutrition is one of the world’s most serious but least-addressed development challenges.

Pandemic Preparedness and Health ...

Pandemic Preparedness and Health ...

Pandemics, which are large disease outbreaks that affect several countries, pose major health, social, and economic risks.

Reproductive, Maternal, Child, and ...

Reproductive, Maternal, Child, and ...

From 1990 to 2015, the number of maternal deaths worldwide dropped from more than 532,000 to 303,000—a decline of 44%.

Universal Health Coverage

Universal Health Coverage

Universal health coverage (UHC) is about people having access to the health care they need without suffering financial hardship....

RESEARCH

High-Performance Health Financing for Universal Health Coverage

Delivering quality health services: A global imperative for universal health coverage

Tracking Universal Health Coverage: 2017 Global Monitoring Report

From Panic and Neglect to Investing in Health Security: Financing Pandemic Preparedness at a National Level

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Muhammad Ali Pate

Global Director, Health, Nutrition and Population ｜ Director, Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF)

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Human Capital Project

The Human Capital Project is a global effort to accelerate more and better investments in people for greater equity and economic growth.

Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF)

Aug 02, 2012

Global Financing Facility

Smart, scaled and sustainable financing designed to achieve and measure results

Feb 05, 2013

Investing in Health Blog

Our global team of health & development experts share their insights.

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Anugraha Palan

APalan@worldbank.org