WHO Council on the Economics of Health For All
The WHO Council on the Economics of Health For All aims to reframe health for all as a public policy objective, and ensure that national and global economies and finance are structured in such a way to deliver on this ambitious goal. The Council will aim to create a body of work that sees investment in local and global health systems as an investment in the future, not as a short-term cost.

We believe in three fundamental truths:

  • that health and the economy are interdependent;
  • that health is in itself a key economic sector and critical to resilience and stability in economies worldwide;
  • and that we can channel and shape public and private investments in health to achieve global cooperation towards supranational goals.

"Health for all must be at the heart of government investment and innovation decisions—and it must be governed with the common good in mind. The Council will work to address these many challenges and offer the world a path forward."

UCL Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Chair, WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All

New international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response: contributing to the second round of public hearings Policy priorities for Germany’s G7 Presidency in 2022 – Towards a more sustainable and inclusive global economy A proposed Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response hosted by the World Bank - Elevating ambitions beyond business as usual Building an inclusive global fund to address pandemic preparedness and response beyond COVID-19: policy principles and strategic considerations

28 May 2024 - The Economics of Health for All - by Mariana Mazzucato

8 April 2024 - Regulate industry in all economic sectors to achieve health for all - by Mariana Mazzucato

25 March 2024 - How to Save the Pandemic Treaty - by Mariana Mazzucato

4 March 2024 - Rethinking Innovation in Drugs: A Pathway to Health for All - by Mariana Mazzucato

18 November 2022 - The World Is Still Failing at Pandemic Preparedness and Response - by Mariana Mazzucato and Alan Donnelly

15 September 2022 - Failing the Pandemic Preparedness Test - by Mariana Mazzucato

20 July 2022 - An Effective Pandemic Response Must Be Truly Global - by Mariana Mazzucato and Jayati Ghosh

16 July 2022 Mariana Mazzucato: leading a new type of economics , The Lancet - by Jessamy Bagenal

23 June 20222 - How the G7 Could Help the Debt-Distressed - by Mariana Mazzucato and Alan Donnelly

25 May 2022 - Three lessons from countries that performed best in tackling COVID-19 challenges - by Jayati Ghosh and Mariana Mazzucato

11 May 2022 - The gender pay gap is wider than you thought - by Marilyn Waring

8 March 2022 - What if our economy valued what matters? - by Mariana Mazzucato

9 February 2022 - Reboot biomedical R&D in the global public interest - by Soumia Swaminathan, Bernard Pécoul, Hisham Abdullah, Christos Christou, Glenda Gray, Carel IJsselmuiden, Marie Paule Kieny, Mariana Mazzucato, Veronika von Messling, Bernhards Ogutu, John Reeder, John-Arne Røttingen, Renu Swarup, Marcel Tanner, Nísia Trindade Lima, Michelle Childs, Alex Harris, Els Torreele and Suerie Moon

A New Model for African Health - by Mariana Mazzucato and Vera Songwe

14 December 2021 - The WHO's Penny Wise and Health Foolish Members - by Mariana Mazzucato and Ilona Kickbusch

9 December 2021 - Health Innovation for All - by Mariana Mazzucato and Jayati Ghosh