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Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development: A Synthesis of 11 Country Case Studies
Contributor(s): Maeda, Akiko (Author), Araujo, Edson (Author), Cashin, Cheryl (Author)
ISBN: 1464802971     ISBN-13: 9781464802973
Publisher: World Bank Publications
OUR PRICE:   $24.75  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Health Policy
- Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
- Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness
Dewey: 368.382
LCCN: 2014019542
Physical Information: 0.15" H x 7" W x 10" (0.32 lbs) 72 pages
 
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The goals of universal health coverage (UHC) are to ensure that all people can access quality health services, to safeguard all people from public health risks, and to protect all people from impoverishment due to illness, whether from out-of-pocket payments for health care or loss of income when a household member falls sick. Countries as diverse as Brazil, France, Japan, Thailand, and Turkey have shown how UHC can serve as vital mechanisms for improving the health and welfare of their citizens, and lay the foundation for economic growth and competitiveness grounded in the principles of equity and sustainability. Ensuring universal access to affordable, quality health services will be an important contribution to ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where most of the world's poor live. The book synthesizes the experiences from 11 countries - Bangladesh, Brazil, France, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Peru, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam - in implementing policies and strategies to achieve and sustain UHC. These countries represent diverse geographic and economic conditions, but all have committed to UHC as a key national aspiration and are approaching it in different ways. The study examined the UHC policies for each country around three common themes: (i) the political economy and policy process for adopting, achieving, and sustaining UHC; (ii) health financing policies to enhance health coverage; and (iii) human resources for health policies for achieving UHC. The findings from these country studies are intended to provide lessons that can be used by countries aspiring to adopt, achieve, and sustain UHC. Although the path to UHC is specific to each country, countries can benefit from the experiences of others in learning about different approaches and avoiding potential risks.