World Health OrganizationWorld Bank2025-02-262025-02-262025-02-26https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42872In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many national governments face significant macrofiscal challenges that make increasing resources for NCDs and mental health more difficult. Hence, the challenge for the coming years is to improve financing for NCDs and mental health in the context of tighter health budgets. This policy brief reviews theoptions for governments to improve and get better value for money in their spending on NCDs and mental health. It also identifies options for ministries of health to use discretionary funds to support increased effective coverage of NCD and mental health interventions. This brief complements another policy brief, Financing for NCDs and mental health: where will the money come from, that identifies mechanisms for increasing financing for these conditions. These recommendations emerged from the International Dialogue on Sustainable Financing for Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (June 2024) and related technical background papersen-USCC BY-NC 3.0 IGOGOOD HEALTHCOVID-19 PANDEMICNCDS (NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)HEALTH FINANCEMENTAL HEALTHBriefWorld Bank10.1596/42872