Measurement of
trends and equity in coverage of health interventions
in the context of
universal health coverage UHC
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Universal
health coverage has been defined as all people who need health care receive it,
without incurring financial hardship (World
Health Report 2010).
It consists of two inter-related components:
- coverage with needed health services and
- coverage with financial risk protection, for everyone.
The former
captures the aspiration that all people obtain the health services they need,
while the latter aims to ensure that they do not suffer financial hardship
linked to paying for these services.
People value the
fact that good quality health services are available and that they do not have
to fear suffering severe economic consequences should they need to use them.
The level and distribution of coverage of interventions and financial risk
protection have been proposed as the focus of monitoring progress towards
universal health coverage (UHC).
The meeting
focused on the measurement of health intervention coverage, with a focus onequity,
in the context of UHC…..
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