This publication provides a second technical update to the March 2021 paper “From Double
Shock to Double Recovery-Implications and Options for Health Financing in the Time of …

Pharmaceutical products are indispensable for improving health outcomes. An extensive
body of work on access to and use of medicines has resulted in an assortment of tools …

COVID-19's impact has gone far beyond its direct effect on morbidity and mortality. In
addition to adversely impacting non-COVID health care utilization, the pandemic has …

The COVID-19 pandemic has put health systems and their ability to deliver health care
services under strain. During the pandemic, health policymakers and health managers have …

Objective To analyze the impact of individual and market characteristics (such as
competition) on the typology of services delivered by a community pharmacy after a recent …

Abstract Background The Great Recession, starting in 2008, was characterized by an overall
reduction in living standards. This pushed several governments across Europe to restrict …

The significant deterioration of economic prosperity in Greece during the economic crisis
decreased patients' ability to pay. Thus, the objective of this study is to determine the factors …

Background In Greece, both Primary Health Care (PHC) system and National Health System
(NHS) in general, were plagued by several inefficiencies even prior to the financial crisis; the …

This chapter sets out to explore the relationship between health expenditures and economic
growth, an important yet complex relationship. Understanding the evolution of health …

Not long after the start of the global finan cial crisis, 53 coun tries signed the Tallinn Charter,
a frame work for strength en ing health systems in Europe. The charter explores the rela tion …