The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All 2023: Health for All: Transforming economies to deliver what matters
"A healthy population is not just human and social capital, or a by-product of economic growth. Health is a fundamental human right. States can move from reactively fixing market failures to proactively and collaboratively shaping markets that prioritize human and planetary health." - Professor Mariana Mazzucato - Chair, WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All
This report issues a call to action to fix structural problems as radically and proactively as possible, shaping the economy to deliver on the goal of health for all. It sets out 13 bold recommendations grouped under four pillars – governing health innovation for the common good, adequately valuing and measuring human and planetary health, financing health, and creating dynamic public sector capacities to achieve health for all.
Replete with detail and case studies, the report proposes a holistic approach that puts human and planetary health and wellbeing at the centre of how we think about purpose, value, and economic growth.
Authors
- The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All
- Mariana Mazzucato | Director, and Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Reference
WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All (2023). Final report: transforming economies to deliver what matters. Geneva: World Health Organization.
For further information visit: https://www.who.int/groups/who-council-on-the-economics-of-health-for-all
Watch this short video to learn more about the recommendations in Health for All 2023: Health for All: Transforming economies to deliver what matters report and learn what is needed to reorient the economy around the goal of “Health for All.”
