Setting Priorities, Building Prosperity through Universal Health Coverage

Since 2000, a growing number of governments around the world have made the political commitment to undertake reforms toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). According to our analysis, UHC efforts in 24 frontrunner countries have been massive and transformational. And with the recent adoption of UHC...

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Main Authors: Evans, Timothy G., Palu, Toomas
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24176
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spelling okr-10986-241762021-05-25T09:01:30Z Setting Priorities, Building Prosperity through Universal Health Coverage Evans, Timothy G. Palu, Toomas universal health coverage priority setting SDGs Sustainable Development Goals Since 2000, a growing number of governments around the world have made the political commitment to undertake reforms toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). According to our analysis, UHC efforts in 24 frontrunner countries have been massive and transformational. And with the recent adoption of UHC as a target in the Global Goals for 2030, policy makers are more than ever making it a priority to ensure that all their citizens have access to quality, essential health services and that no one falls into or remains in poverty because of paying for the care they need. 2016-04-28T22:16:34Z 2016-04-28T22:16:34Z 2016-01-21 Journal Article Health Systems & Reform 2328-8604 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24176 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research
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priority setting
SDGs
Sustainable Development Goals
spellingShingle universal health coverage
priority setting
SDGs
Sustainable Development Goals
Evans, Timothy G.
Palu, Toomas
Setting Priorities, Building Prosperity through Universal Health Coverage
description Since 2000, a growing number of governments around the world have made the political commitment to undertake reforms toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). According to our analysis, UHC efforts in 24 frontrunner countries have been massive and transformational. And with the recent adoption of UHC as a target in the Global Goals for 2030, policy makers are more than ever making it a priority to ensure that all their citizens have access to quality, essential health services and that no one falls into or remains in poverty because of paying for the care they need.
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title Setting Priorities, Building Prosperity through Universal Health Coverage
title_short Setting Priorities, Building Prosperity through Universal Health Coverage
title_full Setting Priorities, Building Prosperity through Universal Health Coverage
title_fullStr Setting Priorities, Building Prosperity through Universal Health Coverage
title_full_unstemmed Setting Priorities, Building Prosperity through Universal Health Coverage
title_sort setting priorities, building prosperity through universal health coverage
publisher Taylor and Francis
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url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24176
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