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Background
Nearly half of the world’s population lacks access to essential health services. To address this, most countries…
Authors: Diksha Singh1, Pankaj Bahuguna1, Lorna Guinness2, Shankar Prinja1
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2 International Decision Support Initiative (IDSi), Centre for Global Development, London, UK
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Universal health coverage (UHC) appears to be on everybody’s agenda these days, especially low- and middle- income countries (LIMCs). But achieving UHC goes beyond having it on one’s agenda; it requires, among other things, an equitable health financing…
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One of the targets of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 is to achieve universal health coverage, which includes ensuring access to quality maternal health care services…
By Natasha Salaria (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
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John Peabody (University of California and QURE Healthcare) and David Paculdo (QURE Healthcare)
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