Publications, documents and articles produced

One key aspect of long-term care (LTC) is the large number of informal caregivers who support older people in activities of daily living (i.e. bathing,...

This is the report of the “Technical meeting on strengthening data on the unmet care needs of older persons”, held 10–11 June 2024 in...

Governments dedicate a large share of their long-term care (LTC) budgets to workers, given that it is a highly labour-intensive service sector. The majority...

All countries rely to some extent on out-of-pocket health spending to fund their health systems, which leads to too many people facing some form of financial...

Financial sustainability in long-term care (LTC) requires policies that ensure equitable access to needed services, balance revenues and expenditures over...

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed long-standing quality and safety problems in long-term care (LTC) institutions that resulted in shockingly high rates...

Financial protection in long-term care (LTC) is important because the vast majority of people are unable to save enough money to meet the high costs...

Countries allocate long-term care (LTC) resources across different delivery settings to balance the aims of financial protection, financial sustainability...

The Health EDRM Research Network is a collaborative mechanism between WHO and participants of the research network. The Health EDRM Research Network is...

Older people are heterogeneous in their health and social needs. To establish an LTC benefits package of covered services, it is important to clearly define...

Many LMICs do not have formal LTC systems. In these settings, the demand for care exists, but the costs of accessing needed care are shifted to families...

Countries take a universal or selective approach, or some mix of the two, in identifying the population that will be covered under LTC programmes. Decisions...

The aim of this study is to understand the role of purchasing arrangements in improving the quality of chronic disease care. The specific objectives...

The first Global Symposium on Health Systems Research was held in 2010 under the leadership of the World Health Organization and the Alliance for Health...

What is driving the demand for long-term care in low- and middle-income countries?The number of people aged 65 years and older will increase in middle-income...

As global populations age, governments around the world are investigating how to fund long-term care (LTC) in an equitable and sustainable manner....

This scoping review aimed to identify alternative purchasing arrangements (apart from fee for service [FFS] and pay for performance [P4P]) and their...

Despite the remarkable health achievements of Japan’s universal health coverage since 1961, along with numerous social programs to ensure financial protection,...

With the increase in economic disparity, the number of older people in Japan who refrain from receiving healthcare services due to financial hardship has...

Payment reforms are frequently implemented alongside service delivery reforms, thus rendering it difficult to disentangle their impact. This scoping review...

Initiatives where LTC insurance is mandatory and accompanied by commensurate funding are situated to facilitate ageing in place. Efforts to expand population...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the urgent need to strengthen public health systems. In response, the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)...

With the increasing threat of hazardous events at local, national, and global levels, an effective workforce for health emergency and disaster risk management...

The Kobe project, which utilizes prospective data from the national health insurance system, focuses on early detection and preventive strategies through...

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected the entire world, has not only created a number of emerging issues for each country, especially in the field...

Universal health coverage means that all people can access essential health services without incurring financial hardship. Even in countries with good...

Triage is a dynamic and complex decision-making process to determine fair access to medical care in mass casualty situations. Triage takes place through...