Toomas Palu

I am working on global health issues in the World Bank Group. I tweet about public health, health systems, and development. Views are my own.

[Toomas Palu @palutom]

Sobering baseline for 2024 and beyond from @WorldBank
https://t.co/BcHC6vN0lI

[Toomas Palu @palutom]

My country #Estonia tops EU countries in discarded #COVID19 vaccines per capita. Sad stats as we still remember the times when rich countries cornered the market and bought up vaccine supply leaving poorer countries empty handed. https://t.co/Q0y927QGiL

[Toomas Palu @palutom]

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[Toomas Palu @palutom]

Good overview what a tech giant is doing in health care. https://t.co/wrZfwKkvyI

[World Bank Health @WBG_Health]

“The GPMB has become an important independent voice for better pandemic prevention and preparedness.”

- Juan Pablo Uribe, @WorldBank Global Director for Health #InvestInHealth

2023 @theGPMB Annual Report: https://t.co/sDJUnNIJns

[Toomas Palu @palutom]

Aging digitally.
https://t.co/UCOndKZmnd

[The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board @TheGPMB]

.@TheGPMB, co-convened by @WHO and @WorldBank, is pleased to announce the appointment of former Croatian President @KolindaGK as new co-Chair to serve alongside @JoyPhumaphi_. Read more: https://t.co/u16IZgmdw9

[Toomas Palu @palutom]

After an initial strong response to the pandemic, health spending is for many governments no longer a priority – putting at risk global health security and progress toward the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). https://t.co/snxxnvDpAm via @worldbank

[Toomas Palu @palutom]

Climate change and health being discussed at #WHA76. @WBG_Health director Juan Pablo Uribe says that @WorldBank will be significantly stepping up financing to mitigate and adapt to the impacts, including in health. Thanks hi to @FCDOGovUK for hosting the event.

[Toomas Palu @palutom]

@MoritzPiatti @EricaGerretsen @EU_Partnerships @EU_Commission We need to turn to the head the paradigm where governments are asked to co-finance ODA funded projects for the sake of financial sustainability, and instead ask ODA to co-finance government programs through government systems, budget support or else.

[Moritz Piatti @MoritzPiatti]

An interesting pattern: ODA on health is outspending education 👇 But a fragmented and vertical aid architecture makes system reform difficult.

What's more, governments deprioritize as DAH is highly fungible (Lu et al, 2010)
https://t.co/nsSLJIRp7r

From @AlkenbrackSarah

[Toomas Palu @palutom]

Making progress towards #UHC requires partnerships pushing towards the same goal. This is how @UHC2030 Private Sector Constituency members pitch in. https://t.co/Au7iFbQP0V

[Moritz Piatti @MoritzPiatti]

This chart is symptomatic of a fundamental problem in health financing. As long as we’re so focused on disease specific financing, we undermine countries’ ability to prepare for the challenges of today. @IHME_UW #climate #preparedness #PHC

[Toomas Palu @palutom]

@kchalkidou Very much agree. #HTA should be the basis for building essential services packages for #UHC. HTA should apply to any health technology, including those put forward by silo programs that often escape mainstream health systems approaches.

[World Bank Health @WBG_Health]

Regularly consuming sugar-sweetened beverages has been linked to obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and tooth decay.

But taxes on these drinks can discourage their consumption by raising their prices relative to healthier alternatives.

Learn more: https://t.co/RhpXtXLdxN

[World Bank Health @WBG_Health]

Together, we can better ensure that everyone has access to quality health services, regardless of their income or social status. #InvestInHealth

This #WorldHealthDay see how the @WorldBank is helping countries achieve #UHC2030 & improve #HealthForAll. https://t.co/ls5qjgqSR9

[World Bank Health @WBG_Health]

The #PandemicFund approved $300 million for its first round of funding to help eligible countries prepare for future pandemics!

Call for Proposals now open! #InvestInHealth #PandemicPreparedness @WorldBank @WHO

Learn more: https://t.co/ysSV7m2Qkd

[Toomas Palu @palutom]

We should not make preparedness a siloed vertical program, indeed. It should be very much integrated into everyday operations of human and animal health systems, disaster risk management, social protection and other relevant sectors and systems. https://t.co/3tnyLvG6bN

[Priya Basu @PriyaBasu2017]

Building resilience against pandemics just got a boost! The #PandemicFund invites innovative proposals for strengthening surveillance, labs & public health workforce capacity. #InvestInHealth #PandemicPreparedness @WorldBank @WHO Learn more: https://t.co/ZCSIw6UTgj

[Toomas Palu @palutom]

The #PandemicFund prioritizes strengthening comprehensive disease surveillance, laboratory systems, and public health workforce capacity. #InvestInHealth #PandemicPreparedness @WorldBank @WHO Learn more: https://t.co/zZ1O1fG20J