scholarly journals The Role of Risk-sharing Mechanisms in Finance Health Care and Towards Universal Health Coverage in Low-and Middle-income Countries of World Health Organization Regions

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Ahangar ◽  
Ali Mohammad Ahmadi ◽  
Amir Hossein Mozayani ◽  
Sajjad Faraji Dizaji
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
Risk Sharing ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Universal Health

scholarly journals Monitoring Frameworks for Universal Health Coverage: What About High-Income Countries?

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 387-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Bergen ◽  
Arne Ruckert ◽  
Ronald Labonté
Keyword(s):  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
High Income ◽  
World Health ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Universal Health

Implementing universal health coverage (UHC) is widely perceived to be central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and is a work program priority of the World Health Organization (WHO). Much has already been written about how low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) can monitor progress towards UHC, with various UHC monitoring frameworks available in the literature. However, we suggest that these frameworks are largely irrelevant in high-income contexts and that the international community still needs to develop UHC monitoring framework meaningful for high-income countries (HICs). As a first step, this short communication presents preliminary findings from a literature review and document analysis on how various countries monitor their own progress towards achieving UHC. It furthermore offers considerations to guide meaningful UHC monitoring and reflects on pertinent challenges and tensions to inform future research on UHC implementation in HIC settings.

scholarly journals Realizing the potential of routinely collected data for monitoring eye health services to help achieve universal health coverage

2022 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Ramke ◽  
Nyawira Mwangi ◽  
Helen Burn ◽  
Esmael Habtamu ◽  
Clare E Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
Population Based ◽  
World Health ◽  
Service Access ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Eye Health ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Universal Health

In the recent World Report on Vision, the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted the need to strengthen health information systems (HIS) for eye health, including data from population-based surveys and facility-based sources such as service and resource data. The report also outlined the importance of strengthening eye health to enable Universal Health Coverage. In high-income countries, facility-based data are increasingly used to monitor eye services and answer research questions, including under the banner of big data. While there are some examples of comprehensive and robust information systems for eye care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the potential of facility-based data is yet to be realized in many LMICs. Here, we discuss the potential of strengthening the collection and use of facility-based data for eye health in LMICs to monitor Universal Health Coverage relevant aspects of service access, quality, and equity.

scholarly journals Burden, Access, and Disparities in Kidney Disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
Deidra C. Crews ◽  
Aminu K. Bello ◽  
Gamal Saadi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Basic Infrastructure ◽  
Universal Health

Kidney disease is a global public health problem, affecting over 750 million persons worldwide. The burden of kidney disease varies substantially across the world. In many settings, rates of kidney disease and the provision of its care are defined by socioeconomic, cultural, and political factors leading to significant disparities. World Kidney Day 2019 offers an opportunity to raise awareness of kidney disease and highlight disparities in its burden and current state of global capacity for prevention and management. Here, we highlight the need for strengthening basic infrastructure for kidney care services for early detection and management of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease across all countries and advocate for more pragmatic approaches to providing renal replacement therapies. Achieving universal health coverage worldwide by 2030 is a World Health Organization Sustainable Development Goal. While universal health coverage may not include all elements of kidney care in all countries, understanding what is locally feasible and important with a focus on reducing the burden and consequences of kidney disease would be an important step towards achieving kidney health equity.

scholarly journals Community participation and private sector engagement are fundamental to achieving universal health coverage and health security in Africa: reflections from the second Africa health forum

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (S9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olushayo Olu ◽  
Pamela Drameh-Avognon ◽  
Emil Asamoah-Odei ◽  
Francis Kasolo ◽  
Thomas Valdez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Cabo Verde ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Universal Health

Abstract Background Inadequate access to quality health care services due to weak health systems and recurrent public health emergencies are impediments to the attainment of Universal Health Coverage and health security in Africa. To discuss these challenges and deliberate on plausible solutions, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, in collaboration with the Government of Cabo Verde, convened the second Africa Health Forum in Praia, Cabo Verde on 26–28 March 2019, under the theme Achieving Universal Health Coverage and Health Security: The Africa We Want to See. Methods The Forum was conducted through technical sessions consisting of high-level, moderated panel discussions on specific themes, some of them preceded by keynote addresses. There were booth exhibitions by Member States, World Health Organization and other organizations to facilitate information exchanges. A Communiqué highlighting the recommendations of the Forum was issued during the closing ceremony. More than 750 participants attended. Relevant information from the report of the Forum and notes by the authors were extracted and synthesized into these proceedings. Conclusions The Forum participants agreed that the role of community engagement and participation in the attainment of Universal Health Coverage, health security and ultimately the Sustainable Development Goals cannot be overemphasized. The public sector of Africa alone cannot achieve these three interrelated goals; other partners, such as the private sector, must be engaged. Technological innovations will be a key driver of the attainment of these goals; hence, there is need to harness the comparative advantages that they offer. Attainment of the three goals is also intertwined – achieving one paves the way for achieving the others. Thus, there is need for integrated public health approaches in the planning and implementation of interventions aimed at achieving them. Recommendations To ensure that the recommendations of this Forum are translated into concrete actions in a sustainable manner, we call on African Ministers of Health to ensure their integration into national health sector policies and strategic documents and to provide the necessary leadership required for their implementation. We also call on partners to mainstream these recommendations into their ongoing support to World Health Organization African Member States.

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