Publications, documents and articles produced
in 2025
Catastrophic expenditures and impoverishment linked to out-of-pocket payments for long-term care services...
In many countries in Europe individuals are frequently required to pay out of pocket (OOP) for long-term care (LTC) services received at home. OOP payments...
Evidence gaps on unmet health and social care needs in the WHO Western Pacific Region: executive summary
This publication is part of a collection on monitoring universal health coverage in ageing populations. The collection is based on a series of studies...
Quality of care for chronic conditions: literature review and Delphi survey on the possible contribution...
Premature morbidity and mortality caused by the rapid rise of chronic conditions constitute a major challenge for health systems, especially in low- and...
Evidence gaps on unmet health and social care needs in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: executive...
This publication is part of a collection on monitoring universal health coverage in ageing populations. The collection is based on a series of studies...
Cross-regional study of evidence gaps on unmet needs for health and social care: executive summary
This publication is part of a collection on monitoring universal health coverage in ageing populations. The collection is based on a series of studies...
Evidence gaps on unmet health and social care needs in the WHO South-East Asia Region: executive summary
This publication is part of a collection on monitoring universal health coverage in ageing populations. The collection is based on a series of studies...
Evidence gaps on unmet health and social care needs in the WHO African Region: executive summary
This publication is part of a collection on monitoring universal health coverage in ageing populations. The collection is based on a series of studies...
Evidence gaps on unmet health and social care needs in the WHO European Region: executive summary
This publication is part of a collection on monitoring universal health coverage in ageing populations. The collection is based on a series of studies...
Evidence gaps on unmet health and social care needs in the WHO Western Pacific Region: research report
This publication is part of a collection on monitoring universal health coverage in ageing populations. The collection is based on a series of studies...
Evidence gaps on unmet health and social care needs in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: research...
This publication is part of a collection on monitoring universal health coverage in ageing populations. The collection is based on a series of studies...
Evidence gaps on unmet health and social care needs in the WHO South-East Asia region: research report
This publication is part of a collection on monitoring universal health coverage in ageing populations. The collection is based on a series of studies...
Evidence gaps on unmet health and social care needs in the WHO African Region: research report
This publication is part of a collection on monitoring universal health coverage in ageing populations. The collection is based on a series of studies...
Evidence gaps on unmet health and social care needs in the WHO European Region: Research report
This publication is part of a collection on monitoring universal health coverage in ageing populations. The collection is based on a series of studies...
How governments can lead on care innovation
This brief covers the messages in the whole book, The care dividend: why and how countries should invest in long-term care.
This brief summarizes the main findings from Chapter 8, “Sharing the burden: the impact of long-term care on the financial situation of families...
This brief summarizes the main findings from Chapter 7, “Does a strong long-term care system benefit the health system (and vice-versa)?”,...
Unlocking economic growth in an ageing world
This brief summarizes the main findings from Chapter 10, “A strong long-term care system is necessary for economic growth”, in The care dividend:...
This research brief describes the key findings from a study commissioned by the WHO Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre) on the prevalence of...
This brief is part of the collection of country reports on purchasing long-term care. It was edited by Sarah L. Barber, World Health Organization Centre...
Gender inequities in long-term care
Four different scoping or narrative reviews were carried out to investigate sex- and gender-based disparities in access to, and affordability of, long-term...
The report describes the current system in the financing of long-term care (LTC) in Japan, and considers the roles of and relationships between the different...
This brief is part of the collection of country reports on purchasing long-term care. It was edited by Sarah L. Barber, World Health Organization Centre...
Expanding services, controlling costs and developing new forms of institutional care in Japan
This brief is part of the collection of country reports on purchasing long-term care. It was edited by Sarah L. Barber, World Health Organization Centre...
Ageing in place: how Sweden provides and pays for universal and comprehensive care for older persons
This brief is part of the collection of country reports on purchasing long-term care. It was edited by Sarah L. Barber, World Health Organization Centre...
Germany’s difficult balancing act: universality, beneficiary choice and quality for older persons
This brief is part of the collection of country reports on purchasing long-term care. It was edited by Sarah L. Barber, World Health Organization Centre...
The loose connection between pricing, costs and quality with regional inequalities across France
This brief is part of the collection of country reports on purchasing long-term care. It was edited by Sarah L. Barber, World Health Organization Centre...
Consumer choice and control within a highly regulated, market-based system in Australia
This brief is part of the collection of country reports on purchasing long-term care. It was edited by Sarah L. Barber, World Health Organization Centre...
This brief is part of the collection of country reports on purchasing long-term care. It was edited by Sarah L. Barber, World Health Organization Centre...
Overcoming coordination challenges between health and social services in the Republic of Korea
This brief is part of the collection of country reports on purchasing long-term care. It was edited by Sarah L. Barber, World Health Organization Centre...
A rapid scoping review of publications (2017–2022) was undertaken to study the impact of public initiatives to improve long-term care (LTC) coverage,...
Public long-term care provision and financing
This research describes the financing features, and discusses the benefits, disadvantages and challenges of the different public LTC financing strategies...
Global policies for financing long-term care
Challenges in financing long-term care include choosing among different models to fund and deliver care, responding to trends in supply and demand, and...
Long-Term Care in Ageing Populations
Long-term care (LTC) involves a range of services that help people live independently and safely when they can no longer carry out routine activities on...
Strategies to improve recruitment, retention, working conditions, and skills among the long-term care...
Improving the quality of chronic care through purchasing arrangements in resource-constrained settings:...
Feasibility and potential value of a local governmental frail check-up program for the risk assessment...
Earlier identification of individuals at risk of needing long-term care can increase the opportunities for preventive/therapeutic interventions, leading...
Purchasing Primary Care Services for Quality Chronic Care: Capitation With Performance Payments in Four...
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health emergency and disaster risk management systems: a scoping review...
Temporal Trends in Acute Mental Health Problems during the Emergency Medical Team Response to Cyclone...
Socioeconomic inequity in access to medical and long-term care among older people