Dessislava Dimitrova is Head of Healthcare Transformation at the World Economic Forum. Prior to the Forum, she served as Deputy Minister of Health and chair of the National Health Insurance Fund in Bulgaria where she managed the country’s health financing portfolio and led the pricing negotiations with provides.

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Health expenditures are rising – but government funding has stalled, and personal spending is filling the gap. Here's how the private sector can help.

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Knowledge-sharing partnerships between Thailand and Kenya and Japan and Egypt will aid the African nations in their bid to meet the UN's ambitious requirement of total coverage.

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