The 13th Meeting of the Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication was held on a virtual platform on 22–24 September 2020. This report summarizes the findings, conclusions and recommendations made at the Meeting.

This report, developed during the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, provides a comprehensive,updated overview of health expenditure and health financing systems in Member Statesof the WHO SEA Region during the period 2008–2018. It also reviews the health financingpolicy responses adopted by countries in the immediate aftermath of the outbreak, andsuggests priority actions to help them navigate out of this crisis while maintaining theirfocus on universal health coverage.Government officials and development partners will be able to use the information ...

The Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policiesis a collaborative partnership that supports and promotesevidence‐informed health policy‐making in the Asia PacificRegion. Based in WHO’s Regional Office for South‐East Asia,it brings together governments, international agencies,foundations, civil society and the research community withthe aim of linking systematic and scientific analysis of healthsystems in the Asia Pacific Region with the decision‐makerswho shape policy and practice.