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2022 Innovation Policy Prize
…of individuals’ willingness–to–pay for a marginal improvement in population health, while a supply–side approach assumes that the ‘threshold’ should reflect the health opportunity cost of reimbursing medicines within a budget constrained health care…
Reflections from the Region: Healthcare transformation in the Middle East
18 June 2025
…nature of it. This is not about incremental improvement. It’s about building something new—from the ground up—and doing so with intent. As health economists, that’s both fascinating and challenging. We’re…
Louis Zanden
28 October 2025
Louis joined OHE in October 2025 as a Graduate Economist. He holds a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Health Economics and Econometrics from the University of Birmingham. His…
Why do we expect obesity medicines to work differently?
5 March 2026
…the study, who emphasises, “This [weight gain] isn’t a failing of the medicines – it reflects the nature of obesity as a chronic, relapsing condition.” The World Health Organization describes…
OHE responds to the King’s Speech and the proposed NHS Modernisation Bill
13 May 2026
…NHS England and shift responsibility for health spending to ministers and local health boards. Alongside it, the Single Patient Record is a welcome step to standardising and streamlining how patient…
Addressing the systemic challenges of underinvestment in prevention
8 June 2026
…for protecting health systems and societies. It offers the potential to curb increasing demand for healthcare services, increase participation in education and the workforce, and reduce inequality. However, despite extensive…
Gundo Weiler
22 June 2026
Dr Gundo Weiler, Director for Prevention and Health Promotion at WHO Regional Office for Europe Dr Gundo Weiler has more than 20 years of experience with WHO, supporting countries in…
Early Diagnosis of Depression
1 July 1968
Depressive illnesses are widespread and potentially fatal through suicide. The majority of depressions which come to the notice of doctors are treated solely by GP’s. Diagnosis of the severe case…
Alcohol Abuse
1 July 1970
…public health. Alcoholism has been defined in terms of alcohol’s adverse effects on the drinker, his family or society; in terms of getting drunk; in terms of the compulsive nature…