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

Executive summary Sub-Saharan Africa's health challenges are numerous and wide-
ranging. Most sub-Saharan countries face a double burden of traditional, persisting health …

Background Effective delivery of healthcare services requires availability of adequate
infrastructure, diagnostic medical equipment, drugs and well-trained medical personnel. In …

Context: The implementation of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) promotes access to
quality health care delivery through cost-effective initiatives to ensure good health and …

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 …

Background South Africa is having difficulties in rolling out the National Health Insurance
(NHI) policy. There are ongoing arguments on whether the NHI will provide access to quality …

Background: The core Universal Health Coverage (UHC) objectives are to ensure universal
access to healthcare services by reducing all forms of inequalities. However, financial …

Background In 2011, the South African health minister, proposed a national health
insurance (NHI) for South Africa with the aim to deliver universal health access and care to …

Background The progress of Universal health coverage (UHC) is measured using tracer
indicators of key interventions, which have been implemented in healthcare system. UHC is …

The passing of the 2019 National Health Insurance Bill (NHI) has revived debate whether
such a policy can be effectively implemented in South Africa. The purpose of this article is to …