Universal Health Coverage

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Modicare Post-Election: Recommendations to Enhance the Impact of Public Health Insurance on UHC Goals in India
Kalipso Chalkidou et al.
May 11, 2019
Hailed as one of the largest publicly funded health insurance programs in the world, India’s “Modicare” has, since its launch a little more than six months ago, made universal healthcare coverage an election theme for the first time in the country’s history. 
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There is No Such Thing as Universal Health Coverage without…
Cassandra Nemzoff
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Amanda Glassman
May 02, 2019
On Monday, 600 delegates from development partners, NGOs, think tanks, and civil society organizations gathered at the United Nations in New York for an interactive multi-stakeholder hearing on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Stakeholders discussed pertinent issues and inputs needed for a...
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Will 2019 Be the Year of Making Primary Health Care Happen?
Cordelia Kenney
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Janeen Madan Keller
January 25, 2019
Last fall, policymakers gathered in Astana, Kazakhstan to renew their commitment to primary health care (PHC). The gathering marked the 40th anniversary of the landmark Declaration of Alma-Ata, which enshrined health as a basic human right and paved the way for global recognition of PHC as a fundame...
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The Road to Universal Health Coverage in the Eastern Mediterranean Will Be Paved with Tough Policy Choices
Sanjeev Gupta
September 24, 2018
In a meeting in Salalah, Oman earlier this month, representatives (including ministers of health) of 22 countries in the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean region reaffirmed their commitment to universal health coverage (UHC) by signing the UHC 2030 Global Compact, mak...
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More Health for The Money: How to Make UHC a Reality for Everyone, Everywhere
Amanda Glassman
April 05, 2018
We can make UHC happen in our lifetime by targeting investments and incentives on the highest impact interventions among the most affected populations in developing countries.
POLICY PAPERS
Perspective in Economic Evaluations of Healthcare Interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: One Size Does Not Fit All
Kalipso Chalkidou et al.
March 09, 2018
As developing nations are increasingly adopting economic evaluation as a means of informing their own investment decisions, new questions emerge. The right answer to the question “which perspective?” is the one tailored to these local specifics. We conclude that there is no one-size-fits-all an...
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Smarter Investments for Better Health: Celebrating Country Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage
Kalipso Chalkidou
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Rebecca Forman
December 11, 2017
December 12 marks the fifth annual Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. Half a decade after the landmark UN endorsement, more countries than ever are working to translate UHC goals into reality through defined, tangible, equitable, and comprehensive health services for their populations. To cel...