The sizeable economic and health consequences of Covid-19 are clear as the pandemic spreads, translating into additional burden on health systems not just now but for years to come.

But given cratering revenues and the long shadow of Covid-19 on discretionary public expenditure, what will be the budgetary space for spend on healthcare?

In this note we outline the potential shortfalls in domestic health spending in developing economies over the coming years, discuss potential options, and offer one immediate action: the need to protect and expand essential spend on health during crisis and beyond.

Report by the Centre for Global Development