Macroeconomics and Health Health is an intrinsic human right as
well as a central input to poverty reduction and socioeconomic
development. Cost-effective interventions for controlling major
diseases exist, but a serious lack of money for health and a
range of system constraints hamper global and national efforts
to expand health services to the poor. The high burden of
preventable diseases in poor countries and communities calls for
strategic planning of investments across health and health-
related sectors to improve the lives of poor people and promote
development. Responding to this urgent need, a macroeconomics
and health process helps place health at the centre of the
broader development agenda in countries. It engages Ministries
of Finance, Planning and Health to act in tandem with
development agencies, civil society, philanthropic
organizations, academia, and the private sector. Together, they
can take forward a shared agenda for addressing financial and
systemic constraints to the equitable and timely