Nepal, Feb. 5 -- Sustainable health financing ensures adequate resources to meet a country's health demands. This approach emphasises the need for stable resources, equitable allocation and efficient utilisation to improve accessible healthcare. It envisions reducing the financial burden on citizens, minimising out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures and securing long-term funding for health services.

Various mechanisms contribute to sustainable health financing, such as public funding, domestic resource mobilisation and strategic mobilisation of international aid. These components support the demand and supply of healthcare services while strengthening health systems to ensure resilience, efficiency and equitability. An increase in public inve...