Background Universal health coverage (UHC)–defined as all people having access to
quality health services without suffering the financial hardship associated with paying for …

Pearce et al propose a more holistic approach to non-communicable disease (NCD) control
than that found in the '25× 25 strategy'. 1 It requires strong multi-sector collaboration …

In 2014, chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent the leading causes of
global mortality and disability. Government-level concern, and resulting policy changes, are …

The Political Declaration from the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Universal Health
Coverage: Moving Together to Build a Healthier World (2019) provided important …

DELIVERING UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE A GUIDE FOR POLICYMAKERS Page 1
DELIVERING UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE A GUIDE FOR POLICYMAKERS David …

Health systems in low-and middle-income countries were designed to provide episodic care
for acute conditions. However, the burden of disease has shifted to be overwhelmingly …

OBJECTIVE It is generally accepted that a wide range of factors determine the health of a
population, many of which are beyond the remit of the Ministry of Health. The aim of …

Background There is a massive global momentum to progress toward the sustainable
development and universal health coverage goals. However, effective policies to health …

The final volume of Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3), published in 2018,
presented a concrete vision for universal health coverage (UHC) in a synthesizing chapter …

During the past few decades, governments throughout Latin America and the Caribbean
(LAC) have strengthened the performance of their health systems by developing new …