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Quality use of medicines within universal health coverage: challenges and opportunities [PDF]
Background: Medicines are a major driver of quality, safety, equity, and cost of care in low and middle-income country health systems. Universal health coverage implementers must explicitly address appropriate use of medicines to realize the health ...
Quick, Jonathan D+2 more
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Gearing health systems for universal health coverage
Universal health coverage requires adequate and sustainable resourcing, which includes human capital, finance and infrastructure for its realization and sustainability. Well-functioning health systems enable health service delivery and therefore need to be either adequately or optimally geared—prepared and equipped—for service delivery to advance ...
Marlon E. Cerf, Marlon E. Cerf
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Progress toward universal health coverage in ASEAN. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is characterized by much diversity in terms of geography, society, economic development, and health outcomes.
Chaiyakunapruk, Nathorn+12 more
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Objective Doctor absenteeism is widespread in Bangladesh, and the perspectives of the actors involved are insufficiently understood. This paper sought to elicit preferences of doctors over aspects of jobs in rural areas in Bangladesh that can help to ...
Blake Angell+7 more
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Universal Health Coverage (UHC) [PDF]
Purpose The WHO Health for All goal of the year 2000 was unreachable due to a number of irreconcilable factors. However, governments agree that a resolution must be found to effectively cope with increasing health care costs. Furthermore, national health insurance schemes must be properly refined to suit local situations.
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The informal sector and universal health coverage: crucial considerations [PDF]
http://www.bu.edu/pardee/publications-library/issues-in-brief/issues-in-brief-no-37-june-2019/Published ...
Were, Lawrence P.O.
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Towards universal health coverage: achievements and challenges of 10 years of healthcare reform in China. [PDF]
Universal health coverage (UHC) has been identified as a priority for the global health agenda. In 2009, the Chinese government launched a new round of healthcare reform towards UHC, aiming to provide universal coverage of basic healthcare by the end of ...
Chuong, Linh+9 more
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Achieving Universal Coverage Through Comprehensive Health Reform: The Vermont Experience [PDF]
Provides an overview of Vermont's comprehensive health reform and the interim results of a two-year evaluation of its impact on the affordability of coverage and access to services, as well as its sustainability.
Brian Robertson+4 more
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A Blueprint for Universal Health Insurance Coverage in New York [PDF]
Explores options for implementing voluntary public program reforms, premium subsidies to make coverage more affordable, a new group insurance purchasing mechanism, and employer and individual mandates.
Cathy Schoen+2 more
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Beyond health aid: would an international equalization scheme for universal health coverage serve the international collective interest? [PDF]
It has been argued that the international community is moving 'beyond aid'. International co-financing in the international collective interest is expected to replace altruistically motivated foreign aid. The World Health Organization promotes 'universal
Criel, Bart+5 more
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