This International Health Insights report explores expenditure on preventative interventions and mechanisms for protecting and shifting budgets towards prevention.
Examples from Germany, Estonia, Finland and South Korea, demonstrate that sustained prevention investment is possible when supported by strong governance, dedicated funding instruments, cross-sector alignment and collaboration, and robust measurement systems.
Key Messages
* Long-term, protected funding mechanisms are essential to sustain spending and investment in prevention.
* Better measurement of prevention spending and outcomes can strengthen the case for investment.
* Prevention delivers benefits beyond health, including economic, societal, and equity gains.
* International examples show that dedicated funding, legislation, and cross-sector partnerships can successfully increase prevention funding and investment.
* Urgent action is needed to ensure prevention spending grows and remains sustainable to improve population health and reduce future demand on public services.