Joseph Kutzin

Until quite recently, things were looking good for health in the SDG process. It wasn’t always so. Two and a half years ago, at the time of the high-level panel report on the SDGs, the health SDG discussion was actually stuck in the doldrums. Health was the only area to get less column inches than in the MDGs. The proposed goals and targets were pretty much business as usual.

The Lancet Global Health Commission on financing primary health care 1 Hanson K Brikci N Erlangga D et al. The Lancet Global Health Commission on financing primary health care: putting people at the centre. combines a shared vision with practical guidance on how to align health financing with overall reform strategies that place primary care service delivery at the core.

Reflections from South Africa on the Value and Application of a Political Economy Lens for Health Financing Reform