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Analysing the progress in service delivery towards achieving universal health coverage in Nigeria: a sco** review
BackgroundAttainment of universal health coverage (UHC) requires optimal utilization of health services. Poor coverage and inequitable access to...
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The informal healthcare providers and universal health coverage in low and middle-income countries
The World Health Organization has indicated that achieving universal health coverage (UHC) through public sector service delivery alone would not be...
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Family-Focused Universal Substance Use Prevention in Primary Care: Advancing a Pragmatic National Healthcare Agenda
This article advances ideas presented at a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine workshop in 2022 that highlighted clinical...
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Universal health coverage in the context of population ageing: catastrophic health expenditure and unmet need for healthcare
BackgroundUniversal health coverage means that all people can access essential health services without incurring financial hardship. Even in...
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Ethical challenges of using artificial intelligence in healthcare delivery: a thematic analysis of a systematic review of reviews
AimThe COVID-19 pandemic boosted the digitalization and virtualization of health and social services, leading to an era of AI and AI digital...
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Insurance-based disparities in breast cancer treatment pathways in a universal healthcare system: a qualitative study
BackgroundThe influence of healthcare system factors on treatment pathways for breast cancer has been studied extensively in lower-middle-income...
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Healthcare provider perceptions on the implementation of the universal test-and-treat policy in South Africa: a qualitative inquiry
BackgroundSouth Africa had an estimated 7.5 million people living with HIV (PLHIV), accounting for approximately 20% of the 38.4 million PLHIV...
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Challenges to the delivery and utilisation of child healthcare services: a qualitative study of the experiences of nurses and caregivers in a rural district in Ghana
BackgroundSub-Saharan Africa has one of the poorest child health outcomes in the world. Children born in this region face significant health...
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An analysis of the trend towards universal health coverage and access to healthcare in Morocco
ObjectiveWe aim in this study to investigate the association between access to health care services and various components of universal health...
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Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) concept and access to healthcare delivery in Sefwi Wiawso Municipal, Ghana
BackgroundIn spite of the successes of the community-based health planning and services (CHPS) policy since its inception in the mid-1990s in Ghana,...
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Evidence-based universal health coverage interventions delivery in infectious disease of poverty elimination and eradication
The recent 78th United Natiions General Assembly (UNGA) declaration relaunched a new health priority and political commitment in accelerating...
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Unsalaried health workers in Sierra Leone: a sco** review of the literature to establish their impact on healthcare delivery
BackgroundThe World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates a 10 million health worker shortage by 2030. Despite this shortage, some low-income African...
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Contributions and challenges of healthcare financing towards universal health coverage in Ethiopia: a narrative evidence synthesis
BackgroundHigh burden of healthcare expenditure precludes the poor from access to quality healthcare services. In Ethiopia, a significant proportion...
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Universal healthcare coverage, patients' rights, and nurse-patient communication: a critical review of the evidence
The Sustainable Development Goals adopted by world leaders on September 25, 2015, aimed to end poverty and hunger, promote gender equity, empower...
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On the path to UHC, digital healthcare transformation with Karnataka’s online referral framework
BackgroundKarnataka, a trailblazer in Universal Health Coverage (UHC) initiatives, has implemented various features under the Ayushman...
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How service delivery implementation strategies can contribute to attaining universal health coverage: lessons from polio eradication using an implementation science approach
BackgroundImproving service delivery is a key strategy for achieving service coverage, one of the two components of universal health coverage (UHC)....
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An innovative model of psychological service delivery in primary healthcare: the Single-Session Intervention
BackgroundIn Canada, the demand for mental health care exceeds the provision of services. This exploratory study aimed to assess the feasibility and...
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Equity assessment of maternal and child healthcare benefits utilization and distribution in public healthcare facilities in Bangladesh: a benefit incidence analysis
BackgroundThe distribution of healthcare services should be based on the needs of the population, regardless of their ability to pay. Achieving...
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Determinants of perceived health and unmet healthcare needs in universal healthcare systems with high gender equality
BackgroundPatient attitudes about health and healthcare have emerged as important outcomes to assess in clinical studies. Gender is increasingly...
