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4 Jun 18
The Asian Development Bank has awarded loans worth $195m to help Papua New Guinea deliver affordable and high-quality health services.
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29 May 18
The UK has pledged an extra £5m to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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29 May 18
New Zealand will transform the way its public sector works together when it brings in the world’s first ‘wellbeing budget’, a Treasury official has told PF International.
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25 May 18
The EU’s plan to expand its External Investment Plan to finance development projects is not backed up by evidence, writes María José Romero and Isabelle Brachet.
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25 May 18
The Asian Development Bank and the government of Laos have signed a $30m grant to improve the health sector and its financial management.
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22 May 18
The US president Donald Trump has indicated he wants to use post Brexit trade talks with the UK to push up the price of drugs for the NHS.
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22 May 18
Donald Trump has accused the UK of “freeloading” because the NHS is able to secure better prices for US drugs than the fragmented insurance-based system in the States. Consultant Neil Clothier...
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18 May 18
The New Zealand coalition has delivered a big boost for public services in its first budget, including NZ$3.2bn extra for health services and a new state housing programme.
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17 May 18
The world’s poorest countries could gain $350bn by 2030 by investing more in preventing and treating chronic diseases, according to the World Health Organization.
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25 Apr 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $30m policy-based grant to help improve health services in Laos.
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17 Apr 18
The African Development Bank is to lend $20m to a private healthcare company in Nigeria to help improve hospital and other specialist health facilities in Lagos State.
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4 Apr 18
The Asian Development Bank and the government of Mongolia have signed agreements worth $207m to help improve air quality, education and inclusiveness.
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13 Mar 18
Timor-Leste spends the least amount of money on healthcare than any other country in the world, a new map has revealed.
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8 Mar 18
Afghanistan has strongly improved its health outcomes despite continuing insecurity but still has a “long way to go”, the World Bank has said.
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8 Feb 18
The Social Democrats (SPD) will take charge of the finance ministry in the new German government, as it agreed a coalition deal with Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union.
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5 Feb 18
Germany’s two main parties are yet to strike a deal on healthcare and labour policies during coalition talks.
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1 Feb 18
India's finance minister has unveiled the “world’s largest healthcare programme” in a surprise move as part of the last budget before the election next year.
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22 Jan 18
A South African public health campaign group has pledged to hold the government to account for the “health crisis”.
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19 Jan 18
Russia is looking at increasing spending on education, healthcare and infrastructure, officials said on Tuesday.
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19 Dec 17
Japan has pledged $2.9bn for people in developing countries to have access to essential health care, the prime minister Shinzo Abe has announced.
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25 Oct 17
The Ukraine government plans to increase health spending by 12% next year following attempts to crack down on corruption in hospitals and surgeries, Reuters has reported.
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13 Oct 17
US president Donald Trump will cut billions in subsidies to health insurance companies for low-income citizens.
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11 Oct 17
The annual global medical bill for treating obesity could reach $1.2trn by 2025, experts have warned.
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25 Sep 17
The world is running out of antibiotics and research funding is needed to combat the threat of antibiotic resistant diseases, such as tuberculosis, a new report by the World Health Organisation has...
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13 Sep 17
The International Committee of the Red Cross has set up the world’s first humanitarian impact bond, worth more than 26m Swiss francs (£20m), for rehabilitation centres in Africa.
4 Jun 18The Asian Development Bank has awarded loans worth $195m to help Papua New Guinea deliver affordable and high-quality health services.
29 May 18The UK has pledged an extra £5m to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
29 May 18New Zealand will transform the way its public sector works together when it brings in the world’s first ‘wellbeing budget’, a Treasury official has told PF International.
25 May 18The EU’s plan to expand its External Investment Plan to finance development projects is not backed up by evidence, writes María José Romero and Isabelle Brachet.
25 May 18The Asian Development Bank and the government of Laos have signed a $30m grant to improve the health sector and its financial management.
22 May 18The US president Donald Trump has indicated he wants to use post Brexit trade talks with the UK to push up the price of drugs for the NHS.
22 May 18Donald Trump has accused the UK of “freeloading” because the NHS is able to secure better prices for US drugs than the fragmented insurance-based system in the States. Consultant Neil Clothier...
18 May 18The New Zealand coalition has delivered a big boost for public services in its first budget, including NZ$3.2bn extra for health services and a new state housing programme.
17 May 18The world’s poorest countries could gain $350bn by 2030 by investing more in preventing and treating chronic diseases, according to the World Health Organization.
17 Apr 18The African Development Bank is to lend $20m to a private healthcare company in Nigeria to help improve hospital and other specialist health facilities in Lagos State.
4 Apr 18The Asian Development Bank and the government of Mongolia have signed agreements worth $207m to help improve air quality, education and inclusiveness.
13 Mar 18Timor-Leste spends the least amount of money on healthcare than any other country in the world, a new map has revealed.
8 Mar 18Afghanistan has strongly improved its health outcomes despite continuing insecurity but still has a “long way to go”, the World Bank has said.
8 Feb 18The Social Democrats (SPD) will take charge of the finance ministry in the new German government, as it agreed a coalition deal with Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union.
1 Feb 18India's finance minister has unveiled the “world’s largest healthcare programme” in a surprise move as part of the last budget before the election next year.
22 Jan 18A South African public health campaign group has pledged to hold the government to account for the “health crisis”.
19 Jan 18Russia is looking at increasing spending on education, healthcare and infrastructure, officials said on Tuesday.
25 Oct 17The Ukraine government plans to increase health spending by 12% next year following attempts to crack down on corruption in hospitals and surgeries, Reuters has reported.
13 Oct 17US president Donald Trump will cut billions in subsidies to health insurance companies for low-income citizens.
11 Oct 17The annual global medical bill for treating obesity could reach $1.2trn by 2025, experts have warned.
25 Sep 17The world is running out of antibiotics and research funding is needed to combat the threat of antibiotic resistant diseases, such as tuberculosis, a new report by the World Health Organisation has...
13 Sep 17The International Committee of the Red Cross has set up the world’s first humanitarian impact bond, worth more than 26m Swiss francs (£20m), for rehabilitation centres in Africa.
