Health Promotion Financing Opportunities in the Western Pacific Region

Abstract

Broadening health promotion financing arrangements contributes to the goal of health improvement shared by the countries of the Western Pacific Region. Health promotion that is sustainable underpin stable and effective mechanisms to ensure access to all quality health services. It is hoped that this document will trigger more discussions on how health promotion financing can be linked to health sector reform and how this strategic approach will move the level of discourse from within the health sector to the broader arena of healthy public policy.