[EQ] Financing health promotion

Financing health promotion

 

Dorjsuren Bayarsaikhan & Jorine Muiser

World health Organization WHO, 2007

           

Available online as PDF file [25p.] at: http://www.who.int/health_financing/documents/dp_e_07_4-health_promotion.pdf

 

“…..Health promotion is a complex, multi-sector activity. Within the health system, it is organized vertically in the form of public health campaigns or integrated in other health care interactions. Furthermore, health promotion can be encouraged on the health care market, for example through the introduction of financial incentives.

 

This paper advocates for health promotion in any form as a necessary intervention for improving and maintaining population health. It is considered equally relevant for developed and developing countries, although different countries may want to employ different strategies. While still under-funded in many high-income countries the lack of funding for health promotion is generally most notorious in middle and low-income countries. In

many of the latter groups, health promotion is also not included in health system financing arrangements.

 

This paper explores how health promotion can be integrated in health system financing schemes. The analysis departs from the health systems financing framework and is based on the health financing functions: revenue collection, pooling and purchasing. Examples from different countries are presented to illustrate a number of innovative financing options for health promotion…..”

 

Content:

Executive Summary

1. Introduction

2. Health promotion framework

3. Health systems financing and health promotion

3.1 The revenue collection function (performance indicators: population coverage and method of finance)

3.2 The pooling function (performance indicators: composition of risk pool(s) and the quality of risk equalization)

3.3 The purchasing function (performance indicators: provider payment mechanisms and consumer incentives)

4. Conclusion

5. References

 

 

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