Policy briefs on long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings

Extending access and improving quality of long-term care (LTC) services are sound public investments that can result in economic and societal benefits. However, financing long-term care poses challenges. There is a need to better understand how countries can establish financing systems for long-term care to ensure that older people get needed care without falling into financial hardship. 

To this end, the WHO Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre) produced a series of briefs summarizing the evidence to inform policies and investments financing long-term care in low-and middle-income countries. 

They are available in English, Spanish and Portuguese and can be accessed below.

Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: brief 1: drivers of the demand for long-term care.

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Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: brief 2: decisions about population coverage of long-term care

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Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: brief 3: how countries finance long-term care

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Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: brief 4: determining the long-term care services covered in the benefits package

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Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: brief 5: aligning financing and delivery in long-term care

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Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: brief 6: ensuring financial protection in long-term care

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Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: brief 7: promoting quality and value in long-term care

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Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: brief 8: ensuring financial sustainability in long-term care

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Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: brief 9: Supporting workers in the formal long-term care system

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Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: brief 10: supporting informal long-term caregivers

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