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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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First Field Test of the Novel Integration Mapping Tool for COVID-19 Vaccination Integration into National Immunization Programs and Primary Healthcare—A Case Study from Côte d’Ivoire

Vaccines, 2023
Introduction: With the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic in Côte d’Ivoire, efforts were made to seamlessly integrate COVID-19 vaccination into the national immunization program.
Adidja Amani, Ekra Kouadio Daniel, Brou Gbotto, Kossia Yao, Aka Lépri Nicaise, Epa Kouakou, Kouadio Sie Kabran, Gervais Gahongano, Abdoul Gadiry Fadiga, Abdou Aziz Gbaya, Oniovo Efe-Aluta, Franck Mboussou, Imran Mirza, Benjamin Schreiber   +13 more
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Universal access: making health systems work for women [PDF]

, 2012
Universal coverage by health services is one of the core obligations that any legitimate government should fulfil vis-à-vis its citizens. However, universal coverage may not in itself ensure universal access to health care.
TK Ravindran
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National public health institutes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Insights from experts in the field

BMJ Global Health
National public health institutes (NPHIs) are crucial to the effectiveness of public health systems, including delivering essential public health functions and generating evidence for national health policies, strategies and plans.
Awad Mataria, Hala Abou-Taleb, Sebastian van Gilst, Nada Mohamed   +3 more
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Legislating for universal access to medicines : a rights-based cross-national comparison of UHC laws in 16 countries [PDF]

, 2019
Universal health coverage (UHC) aims to ensure that all people have access to health services including essential medicines without risking financial hardship. Yet, in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) inadequate UHC fails to ensure universal
Alexandrov, Nikita V, Hogerzeil, Hans V, Perehudoff, Katrina   +2 more
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Achieving universal health coverage

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2015
There is global consensus on the goals of universal health coverage (UHC), which has been defined as “all people receiving quality health services that meet their needs without exposing them to financial hardship in paying for them.”1 Yet despite this consensus, it remains unclear how the global health community can achieve universal coverage.
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Setting research priorities for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in humanitarian settings

Conflict and Health, 2021
Background An estimated 70.8 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide, 75% of whom are women and children. Prioritizing a global research agenda to inform guidance, service delivery, access to and quality of services is essential to improve the ...
Loulou Kobeissi, Mahalakshmi Nair, Egmond Samir Evers, Mansuk Daniel Han, Samira Aboubaker, Lale Say, Nigel Rollins, Gary L. Darmstadt, Karl Blanchet, Daniel Martinez Garcia, Olivier Hagon, Per Ashorn, Members of the WHO research prioritization group for SRMNCAH promotion in humanitarian settings   +12 more
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Role of hospitals in recovery from COVID-19: Reflections from hospital managers and frontliners in the Eastern Mediterranean Region on strengthening hospital resilience

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundCOVID-19 highlighted the critical role that hospitals play throughout the prolonged response and continuous recovery stages of the pandemic. Yet, there is limited evidence related to hospitals in the recovery stage, particularly capturing the ...
Hamid Ravaghi, Merette Khalil, Jehan Al-Badri, Antoinette Vanessa Naidoo, Ali Ardalan, Hamidreza Khankeh, Hamidreza Khankeh   +6 more
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The MedSupport Multilevel Intervention to Enhance Support for Pediatric Medication Adherence: Development and Feasibility Testing

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction We developed MedSupport, a multilevel medication adherence intervention designed to address root barriers to medication adherence. This study sought to explore the feasibility and acceptability of the MedSupport intervention strategies to support a future full‐scale randomized controlled trial.
Elizabeth G. Bouchard, Hital Patel, Paula C. Vincent, Justine Kahn, Kira Bona, Thai Hoa Tran, Elisa M. Rodriguez, Kristopher Attwood, Kara M. Kelly   +8 more
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Health workforce strategies during COVID-19 response: insights from 15 countries in the WHO Africa Region

BMC Health Services Research
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic unveiled huge challenges in health workforce governance in the context of public health emergencies in Africa. Several countries applied several measures to ensure access to qualified and skilled health workers to ...
Adam Ahmat, Sunny C Okoroafor, James Avoka Asamani, Millogo Jean, Abdou Illou Mourtala, Jennifer Nyoni, Kasonde Mwinga   +6 more
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