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The imperative for health promotion in universal health coverage [PDF]

Global Health: Science and Practice, 2014
Health promotion and disease prevention have huge impact on health, yet given low priority, risk being overlooked in universal health coverage efforts. To effectively prioritize promotion and prevention, strong cadres of personnel are needed with expertise in legislation and health policy, social and behavior change communication, prevention and ...
Gloria Coe, Joy de Beyer
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Oral health approach in universal health coverage. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
This study aimed to map how oral health is addressed within the universal health coverage (UHC).This scoping review followed the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. Searches included the WHO Library and PubMed, Scopus, Embase, LILACS, and Cochrane databases.
Marques Dos Santos SQ, Andrade RVS, Galvão MHR, da Costa Oliveira AGR.   +3 more
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Government purchase of private health services in the Eastern Mediterranean region: opportunities and challenges for stewarding towards a universal health coverage focus [PDF]

BMJ Global Health, 2023
David Clarke, Shehla Zaidi, Awad Mataria, Aya Thabet, Hassan Salah   +4 more
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Striving for universal health coverage [PDF]

The Lancet, 2010
The Lancet
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An overview of health workforce education and accreditation in Africa: implications for scaling-up capacity and quality

Human Resources for Health, 2022
Background For countries to achieve universal health coverage, they need to have well-functioning and resilient health systems. Achieving this requires a sufficient number of qualified health workers and this necessitates the importance of investments in
Sunny C. Okoroafor, Adam Ahmat, James Avoka Asamani, Jean Jacques Salvador Millogo, Jennifer Nyoni   +4 more
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Universal health coverage in Iran [PDF]

The Lancet Global Health, 2016
www.thelancet.com/lancetgh Vol 4 May 2016 e305 merging, it seems that a step by step approach must be applied, and that the fi rst necessary step is not structural merging, but rather running the same policies and regulations for funds. Sustainability of reforms (financial and managerial) is crucial for a successful implementation.
Mousavi, S. M., Sadeghifar, J.
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Progress from morbidity control to elimination as a public health problem of schistosomiasis and the status of soil-transmitted helminth infection in Togo: a second impact assessment after ten rounds of mass drug administration

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Due to the burden of schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminths (STH), Togo Ministry of Health launched a program for Preventive Chemotherapy Neglected Tropical Diseases (PC-NTDs) in 2009, initiating integrated mass drug ...
Ameyo M. Dorkenoo, Anna E. Phillips, Luke Klein, Fiali Lack, Essoham Ataba, Kossi Yakpa, Atna-Edi Tagba, Bozi-Esso Assoti, Efoe Sossou, Mawèké Tchalim, Gbati Datagni, Anders Seim, Marie Denise Milord, Yao Kassankogno   +13 more
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Learning for Universal Health Coverage [PDF]

BMJ Global Health, 2019
The journey to universal health coverage (UHC) is full of challenges, which to a great extent are specific to each country. ‘Learning for UHC’ is a central component of countries’ health system strengthening agendas. Our group has been engaged for a decade in facilitating collective learning for UHC through a range of modalities at global, regional and
Bruno Meessen, EL Houcine Akhnif, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Abdelali Belghiti Alaoui, Kefilath Bello, Sanghita Bhattacharyya, Hannah Sarah Faich Dini, Fahdi Dkhimi, Jean-Paul Dossou, Allison Gamble Kelley, Basile Keugoung, Tamba Mina Millimouno, Jérôme Pfaffmann Zambruni, Maxime Rouve, Isidore Sieleunou, Godelieve van Heteren   +15 more
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Do community scorecards improve utilisation of health services in community clinics: experience from a rural area of Bangladesh

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020
Background The government of Bangladesh initiated community clinics (CC) to extend the reach of public health services and these facilities were planned to be run through community participation.
S. M. A. Hanifi, Aazia Hossain, Asiful Haidar Chowdhury, Shahidul Hoque, Mohammad Abdus Selim, Shehrin Shaila Mahmood, Abbas Bhuiya   +6 more
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UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE [PDF]

Annals of SBV, 2018
In the last few decades, several initiatives have been undertaken by Government of India to increase access to essential health services. A framework for UHC was also developed by a High Level Expert Group (HLEG). The recently developed National Health Policy of India also espouses equity, universality, and affordability among its key principles and ...
K. Srinath Reddy, Manu Raj Mathur
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