Universal health coverage is at the centre of current efforts to strengthen health systems and
to improve the level and distribution of health services. It is high on the global and national …

There is global consensus on the goals of universal health coverage (UHC), which has been
defined as" all people receiving quality health services that meet their needs without …

European Commission; 2012. Available from: http://europa. eu/rapid/pressrelease_SPEECH-
12-707_en. htm [accessed 30 November 2012]. 2. Evans DB, Marten R, Etienne C …

We analyse nine low-income and lower-middle-income countries in Africa and Asia that
have implemented national health insurance reforms designed to move towards universal …

Once again, calls for universality are being heard from health advocates and planners. Last
time around, such calls were for achieving the health-for-all goal at the 1978 Alma-Ata …

SUMMARY Described by the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO),
Margaret Chan, as 'the most powerful concept that public health has to offer', 1 Universal …

The passage of a UN General Assembly resolution on universal health coverage (UHC) in
December, 2012, underlines how UHC is becoming a key global health objective. 1 Adopted …

Universal health coverage has been set as a possible umbrella goal for health in the post-
2015 development agenda. 1 1. Vega J. Universal health coverage: the post-2015 …

is that it is one of the most powerful ways of fighting poverty, yet can itself become an
impoverishing factor for families when societies do not ensure effective coverage with …

finances are vastly more important than what outsiders bring through development aid. The
papers in the accompanying Series in The Lancet investigate the evidence for universal …