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Inequalities in unmet health care needs under universal health insurance coverage in China
BackgroundExpanding health insurance is a critical step towards universal health coverage due to its positive effect on reducing unmet health care...
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Health financing challenges in Southeast Asian countries for universal health coverage: a systematic review
BackgroundUniversal Health Coverage (UHC) has received much attention and many countries are striving to achieve it. The Southeast Asian region, in...
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Socioeconomic inequalities in health outcomes among Thai older population in the era of Universal Health Coverage: trends and decomposition analysis
BackgroundThailand’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has been achieved since 2002 when the entire population are covered by three main public health...
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Leaving no one behind in armed conflict-affected settings of Africa: is universal health coverage a possibility or mirage?
The world is off track six years to the 2030 deadline for attaining the sustainable development goals and universal health coverage. This is...
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How equitable is utilization of maternal health services in Uganda? Implications for achieving universal health coverage
BackgroundMaternal and neonatal mortality in Uganda remain persistently high. While utilisation of maternal health services has been shown to reduce...
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A step closer towards achieving universal health coverage: the role of gender in enrolment in health insurance in India
BackgroundThere is limited understanding of how universal health coverage (UHC) schemes such as publicly-funded health insurance (PFHI) benefit women...
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The philosophical foundations of ‘health for all’ and Universal Health Coverage
The WHO constitution calls for ‘health for all’ and Universal Health Coverage has been called “the ultimate expression of fairness”, however it is...
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Gender-specific inequalities in coverage of Publicly Funded Health Insurance Schemes in Southern States of India: evidence from National Family Health Surveys
BackgroundPublicly Funded Health Insurance Schemes (PFHIS) are intended to play a role in achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In countries...
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Digital financial services for health in support of universal health coverage: qualitative programmatic case studies from Kenya and Rwanda
BackgroundThis document describes two qualitative programmatic case studies documenting experiences implementing digital financial services (DFS) for...
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Towards universal health coverage in Vietnam: a mixed-method case study of enrolling people with tuberculosis into social health insurance
BackgroundVietnam’s primary mechanism of achieving sustainable funding for universal health coverage (UHC) and financial protection has been through...
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Advocacy, experience sharing and action planning toward raising additional financing for primary health care: spending more and spending better towards universal health coverage
BackgroundReallocation of funding to respond the covid-19 pandemic, against a backdrop of longstanding underfunded health systems and high out of...
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Quality of care in the context of universal health coverage: a sco** review
IntroductionUniversal health coverage (UHC) is an emerging priority of health systems worldwide and central to Sustainable Development Goal 3 (target...
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Progress towards universal health coverage in the context of mental disorders in India: evidence from national sample survey data
BackgroundUniversal health coverage (UHC) has emerged as one of the important health policy discourses under the current sustainable development...
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Access to infertility care services towards Universal Health Coverage is a right and not an option
BackgroundIn Morocco, the national health plan 2025 was developed to promote Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services for all. The principal aim...
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Exploring unmet healthcare needs and associated inequalities among middle-aged and older adults in Eastern China during the progression toward universal health coverage
BackgroundGiven the rapid population aging in China, achieving universal health coverage (UHC) presents a primary challenge in addressing unmet...
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Has Latin America achieved universal health coverage yet? Lessons from four countries
BackgroundSeven years after the commitment to United Nations’ call for Universal Health Coverage, healthcare services in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia,...
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Including undocumented migrants in universal health coverage: a maternal health case study from the Thailand-Myanmar border
BackgroundMany countries aspiring to achieve universal health coverage struggle with how to ensure health coverage for undocumented migrants. Using a...
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Cost of Surgical Care at Public Sector District Hospitals in India: Implications for Universal Health Coverage and Publicly Financed Health Insurance Schemes
BackgroundIn low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), provisioning for surgical care is a public health priority. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan...
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Determinants of health insurance coverage among women in Mauritania: a multilevel analysis
BackgroundHealth insurance has been documented as one of the primary methods of financing healthcare for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by...
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Is the healthcare provision in the Netherlands compliant with universal health coverage based on the right to health? A narrative literature review
Universal health coverage, as one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals, is the access to key promotive, preventive, curative and...