Gaps in universal health coverage in Malawi: a qualitative study in rural communities

GA Abiiro, GB Mbera, M De Allegri - BMC health services research, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background In sub-Saharan Africa, universal health coverage (UHC) reforms have
often adopted a technocratic top-down approach, with little attention being paid to the rural …

Achieving universal health coverage in South Africa through a district health system approach: conflicting ideologies of health care provision

A Fusheini, J Eyles - BMC health services research, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has emerged as a major goal for
health care delivery in the post-2015 development agenda. It is viewed as a solution to …

The “Universal” in UHC and Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme: policy and implementation challenges and dilemmas of a lower middle income country

IA Agyepong, DNY Abankwah, A Abroso… - BMC Health Services …, 2016 - Springer
Background Despite universal population coverage and equity being a stated policy goal of
its NHIS, over a decade since passage of the first law in 2003, Ghana continues to struggle …

Universal health coverage in Rwanda: a report of innovations to increase enrolment in community-based health insurance

A Makaka, S Breen, A Binagwaho - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Rwanda's community-based health insurance programme (Mutuelle de Santé)
has been the focus of several large studies and much debate in global health policy …

Strengthening the health system as a strategy to achieving a universal health coverage in underprivileged communities in Africa: a scoping review

A Jaca, T Malinga, CJ Iwu-Jaja, CA Nnaji… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Promoting universal financial protection: contracting faith-based health facilities to expand access–lessons learned from Malawi

ML Chirwa, I Kazanga, G Faedo, S Thomas - Health Research Policy and …, 2013 - Springer
Background Public-private collaborations are increasingly being utilized to universalize
health care. In Malawi, the Ministry of Health contracts selected health facilities owned by the …

[HTML][HTML] Universal health coverage in Rwanda: dream or reality

M Nyandekwe, M Nzayirambaho… - The Pan African Medical …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A retrospective (2000-2012) SWOT analysis was applied to six metrics as key
indicators of UHC achievement related to WHO definition, ie (i) health insurance and access …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of healthcare utilisation and out-of-pocket payments in the context of free public primary healthcare in Zambia

F Masiye, O Kaonga - International journal of health policy and …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Access to appropriate and affordable healthcare is needed to achieve better
health outcomes in Africa. However, access to healthcare remains low, especially among …

Universal health coverage in Bangladesh: activities, challenges, and suggestions

T Joarder, TZ Chaudhury… - Advances in Public Health, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Catastrophic health expenditure forces 5.7 million Bangladeshis into poverty. Inequity is
present in most of health indicators across social, economic, and demographic parameters …

Challenges to achieving universal health coverage through community-based health planning and services delivery approach: a qualitative study in Ghana

A Assan, A Takian, M Aikins, A Akbarisari - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Community-based initiatives have enormous potential to facilitate the attainment of
universal health coverage (UHC) and health system development. Yet key gaps exist and …