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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"universal health coverage"”.
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Universal health coverage: a systems thinking approach
… thinking approach to investigate how current health system frameworks conceive of universal coverage schemes and the conditions which led to their implementation and sustainability.
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Enabling Universal Health Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications and Learnings from Uganda
Introduction <br>Universal health coverage (UHC), defined by the World Health Organization as all individuals having access to health services they need, of sufficient quality, without suffering financial hardship is important to improve population health, particularly for vulnerable populations. …
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Leadership Developments for Effective Implementation of Universal Health Coverage in North West Province of South Africa
… best to develop leadership competencies amongst health leaders to support successful implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the North West Province of South Africa (SA). SA will implement UHC through the National Health Insurance (NHI). The aim of the research study was to explore …
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Towards universal health coverage: Exploring healthcare-related financial risk protection for the informal sector in Kenya
There is a global emphasis to move towards universal health coverage (UHC) with the goal of making health services more equitable and accessible for all, without the risk of financial catastrophe when paying for the services. A key element of UHC reforms is to move away from out-of-pocket payments …
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Towards universal health coverage: mapping the development of the faith-based non-profit sector in the Ghanaian health system
The equitable provision of accessible quality health services and the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC) continue to be prominent on the global health agenda, yet remains an elusive target for many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). In these contexts, the private not-for-profit …
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Healthcare financing in Malawi and the achievement of universal health coverage : paradoxical difficulties in its realization due to vertical programming and off-budgetary support to the NGO sector
Malawi’s public health sector is presently funded 54% by external financial contributions from donor partners, demonstrating an overreliance on such donor aid for effective service delivery. However, donor support is increasingly precarious as donor partners opt for non-budgetary support, which …
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In-depth enquiry into the implementation of a large-scale social health protection scheme in the context of the drive towards universal health coverage in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
BACKGROUND: In the wake of Goal 3 (ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the resulting push for Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Pakistan’s Federal and Provincial Governments launched three large-scale social health …
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Universal Health Coverage by 2030, or the Right to Health? The continued relevance of the Alma Ata principles of voice and equity, through an intersectoral approach, to reducing global inequalities
… the progressive realisation of the right to health for all by the year 2000. The strategy was to be achieved using the principles of Primary Health Care, such as the promotion of equitable access to health, through an intersectoral lens with the active engagement of communities. This target …
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Income redistributive effect of health care financing in Zambia
Equity in health care financing and progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) have increasingly received recognition and growing attention for their potential to improve health outcomes globally. However, most low income countries and in particular those in sub-Saharan Africa which have …
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A critical assessment of the Rwandan health financing system: implications for health service utilisation
… many other countries, Rwanda has embraced major health financing reforms to achieve universal health coverage goals and improve access to quality health services without undue financial hardship for its citizens. The public health sector provides most health services in the country, and …
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Suturing the world : the micro-practices of care and the politics of life in Chiang Mai
… between 2010 and 2012, this thesis examines how universal health coverage is shaped and experienced in Thailand. How might such an ambitious social project that aims to ensure every citizen access to a full-range of health services become feasible in a socially divided, politically unstable, …
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Suturing the world : the micro-practices of care and the politics of life in Chiang Mai
… between 2010 and 2012, this thesis examines how universal health coverage is shaped and experienced in Thailand. How might such an ambitious social project that aims to ensure every citizen access to a full-range of health services become feasible in a socially divided, politically unstable, …
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The National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa : scaling up health care provision: the consumers' perspectives.
Globally, there are major shifts taking place in health care provision to achieve universal health coverage. In 2011, the South African Department of Health released a Green Paper outlining its vision for implementing a National Health Insurance (NHI). The NHI wants to improve the service provision …
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A mixed method media analysis of the representation of the South African National Health Insurance Policy in the mainstream media from 2011 to 2019
… is limited research on the role of media in health policy processes in low- and middle-income countries. This study profiles South Africa as a case example, currently in the process of implementing a major health policy reform, National Health Insurance (NHI). A descriptive, mixed methods …
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Health Equity in Financing Healthcare: The Turkish Case (2003-2013)
<p>In 2008, Turkey introduced a new health system reform called Health Transformation Project (HTP) with universal health coverage. HTP aims equity in financing healthcare and distribution as well as sustainability, efficiency and quality within the healthcare system. There are claims that HTP has …
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La Sociale: Welfare and Emergence in Twenty-first century Senegal
… Universelle* (CMU), the Senegalese version of universal health coverage, as two *grands projets* at the heart of Senegal’s new development plan, the *Plan Sénégal Émergent*. While social security linked to formal employment dates back to the post-war years, these projects sit among recent …
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The perceptions of private health insurance administrator senior managers about the National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa, Cape Town
South Africa is implementing a National Health Insurance system (NHI) as a funding mechanism towards attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The main aim of the NHI is to protect citizens from financial hardships caused by out-of-pocket payments for accessing health services. In South Africa, a …
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Obstetric fistula in Malawi: preparedness for prevention and management of obstetric fistula
… analysis integrated 2015–16 DHS data, national health facility datasets, and a ten-year surgical audit (n = 2,430 repairs) from the Bwaila Fistula Care Centre. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) were applied to model accessibility to antenatal and surgical care, identify service gaps, and …
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Strategies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of village health workers in service delivery in a seleceted district of Zimbabwe
… sparked a renewed global interest in community health programs to strengthen primary healthcare systems. The goal is to address inequities, respond to community health needs, and realise universal health coverage. Village Health Workers are vital for health systems to achieve universal health …
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A Design Science Research Framework for building Resilience in South Africa’s National Digital Health Information System: an Ultra-Large-Scale Systems perspective
South Africa’s National Digital Health Information System (NDHIS) is intended to serve as the backbone for the National Health Insurance (NHI) by enabling patient registration, provider contracting, financing, and performance monitoring. However, persistent fragmentation, legacy systems, provincial …
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