Background Universal health coverage (UHC) embedded within the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals, is defined by the World Health Organization as all …

Private health care in low-income and middle-income countries is very extensive and very
heterogeneous, ranging from itinerant medicine sellers, through millions of independent …

The rural transport infrastructure sector is a critical force for sustainable development that is
interwoven with many other sectors. Rural transportation is an underlying driver of many of …

Background It is estimated that nearly five billion people worldwide do not have access to
safe surgery. This access gap disproportionately affects low-and middle-income countries …

Background There is an emerging global consensus on the importance of universal health
coverage (UHC), but no unanimity on the conceptual definition and scope of UHC, whether …

The African communications 'revolution'has generated optimism that mobile phones might
help overcome infrastructural barriers to healthcare provision in resource-poor contexts …

Abstract Background Although Malawi is one of the countries with highest Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate (CPR) in Sub–Saharan Africa, pregnancies and fertility among young …

Background Social innovation has been applied increasingly to achieve social goals,
including improved healthcare delivery, despite a lack of conceptual clarity and consensus …

Low-and middle-income countries have been undertaking health finance reforms to address
shortages of medicines. However, data are lacking on how medicine availability and stock …

Universal health coverage (UHC) is defined as people having access to quality healthcare
services (eg, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care) they need, irrespective of their …