Gestor bibliográfico Crisis y Salud

Deductions in public spending on health by developing countries and cutbacks in official development assistance (ODA) by developed countries are a dreaded consequence of the current global financial downturn. Ironically, the financial crisis has hit at a time when difficulties in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, evidenced by the halfway mark reviews, the emerging focus on health systems strengthening on the global health agenda, WHO's recent effort to resurrect the primary health care approach,1 and evidence from the Commission on Social Determinants of Health,2 are calling for increases in public financing for health.