Adam Wagstaff

Economist, interested in global health, leads talented team working on human development Tweets are personal views

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

@Sarah_Dlish @timdehnel @Sebast1antombs @LancetGH @TheLancet The US is at 7 on catastrophic expenditures. The Czech Republic is at 1. Most high-income countries fare better than the US, but some fare worse, e.g. Chile, Portugal and Greece.

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

@timdehnel @Sebast1antombs @LancetGH @TheLancet The US is at 90 on service coverage, 7 on catastrophic expenditures, giving it a UHC index of 91. Austria’s numbers are 93, 2 and 96. Keep in mind the limited number of SC indicators, and that in Fig 2 – due to lack of data – we don’t adjust SC for inequality. Fig 4 does.

[The Lancet Global Health @LancetGH]

Today, Universal Health Coverage Day, we publish a new index that combines health service coverage with financial protection. How does your country fare? #UHCDay2019 #UHCDay #HealthForAll https://t.co/40k5VrQ7Sl

[World Bank Data @worldbankdata]

The Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) sheds light on two major concerns in global health: 1) The poor do not get left behind in the rush to achieve global health goals; 2) Health services should be affordable. More info here: https://t.co/7EwqP40ETe

[The Lancet Global Health @LancetGH]

Introducing the World Bank's 2018 Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators database @WorldBank #HEFPI https://t.co/eUuEOBXdxo

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

Just launched big global health dataset on health equity and financial protection. Over 1,600 HH surveys used. 51 indicators. 12,856 datapoints at pop. level. 194 countries. Dataset https://t.co/XJO2Fw1f7m. Portal https://t.co/nSXVFghJwP. WP https://t.co/dWTdSYuZLu.

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

Impoverishment from out-of-pocket health expenses at $1.90-a-day poverty line only in low- & mid-income countries, according to @WorldBank and @WHO. But at a relative poverty line, also in high-income countries. #HealthforAll. #UHCForum. @LancetGH paper: https://t.co/hpZ3k8SeJv

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

1.4% of global population impoverished by out-of-pocket health expenses in 2010 at $1.90-a-day (extreme) poverty line according to @WorldBank and @WHO, with highest rate in Asia. #HealthforAll. #UHCForum. @LancetGH paper: https://t.co/NliNSf9l5A. Report: https://t.co/ltopgGmFq4

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

100 million people impoverished by out-of-pocket health expenses in 2010 at $1.90-a-day (extreme) poverty line according to @WorldBank and @WHO, down from 130 million in 2000. #HealthforAll. #UHCForum. @LancetGH paper: https://t.co/GSy1gT8TLr. Report: https://t.co/yf4jaQXAN9

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

12% of global population spent more than 10% of total expenditure on health in 2010 according to @WorldBank and @WHO. Highest rate in Latin America but down since 2005. #HealthforAll. #UHCForum. @LancetGH paper: https://t.co/4jupTaBfX0. Report: https://t.co/S0NVupA2fx

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

800 million people spent more than 10% of total expenditure on health in 2010 according to @WorldBank and @WHO, up from 590 million in 2000. #HealthforAll. #UHCForum. @LancetGH paper: https://t.co/bF37MyeoU1. Report: https://t.co/2Nn0GM5O2b

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

New data on catastrophic and impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenses from @WorldBank and @WHO. #HealthforAll. #UHCForum. Data portal: https://t.co/qL7KAZwCDi. Dataset: https://t.co/ONwztqbl3e

[International Health Economics Association (IHEA) @healtheconomics]

Voting closes at 11:45 PM ET tomorrow night - don't forget to vote in the #iHEA board elections! https://t.co/osaAcBjcxV

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

Program to reduce childhood stunting yields a good rate of return. Blogpost https://t.co/6rR93EXh9x and research https://t.co/vDtaCAoDcv.

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

The economic cost to a country of stunting in childhood. Blogpost https://t.co/TGOWwtF2LV and new research https://t.co/nIUxYsJAIa.

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

Childhood stunting rates falling in most countries but not all and not always very quickly. New research out today. https://t.co/QJVDFYXSFq

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

Childhood stunting rates continue to shock. New research out today. https://t.co/hiPjC8TyFN

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

Financial incentives in health: supply- vs. demand-side. Pls help us identify studies for syst rev & meta-analysis. https://t.co/IivRUGIcRE

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

Health, #UHC and the #SDGs: Out of the doldrums, heading for the rapids! https://t.co/R51YZ0pgW6

[Adam Wagstaff @adamw2011]

@repec_signup Please sign me up. pwa284