Miklós Szócska sees risk sharing as a vital tool in preparing for global pandemics and boosting the resources of the World Health Organization.
The Hungarian candidate for the WHO director-general race has used the concept before. During his time as health minister, Szócska introduced a public health product tax on food and beverages with high salt and sugar contents. The initiative generated funds that helped finance the salaries of doctors and nurses, lowering rates of health worker emigration.
A similar idea can be applied for the WHO, he tells Devex, with the money raised going to a global risk sharing fund that would build the health systems of countries where there’s poor to nonexistent health services.
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
