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Economic Contraction from COVID-19 in the Pacific: Implications for Health Financing

Created Jan 11 2021, 11:20 PM by Jennifer Rae Anderson
  • Health Spending
  • Region - East Asia and Pacific

December 2020.  This article from the journal Health Systems and Reform describes the projections for health spending in Pacific Island countries (PIC), which have emerged as among the most at-risk globally from the collateral economic damage resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, despite being largely spared its direct health effects so far. Access article.