Universal health coverage for inclusive and sustainable development :

Maeda, Akiko,

Universal health coverage for inclusive and sustainable development : a synthesis of 11 country case studies / Akiko Maeda, Edson Correia Araujo, Cheryl Cashin, Joseph Harris, Naoki Ikegami, and Michael Reich. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - Directions in development . - Directions in development (Washington, D.C.) World Bank e-Library. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Goals of universal health coverage -- Opportunities : UHC contributes to inclusive and sustainable development -- Challenges : adopt, achieve, and sustain -- Objectives and scope of the study -- Framework for analysis -- Emerging lessons from country experiences -- Special country feature Japan's experience in achieving and sustaining UHC -- UHC lessons in political economy and policy process -- Adopting UHC : crises, strong leaders, and social movements all contribute -- Achieving UHC : incrementally and with equity -- Sustaining UHC : responsive, adaptive, and resilient -- UHC lessons in health financing -- Raising revenues -- Managing expenditures well and ensuring value for money -- Managing risk pooling and redistribution of resources -- UHC lessons in health service delivery and human resources for health -- Increasing the production of qualified health workers -- Ensuring equitable distribution of health workers -- Improving health worker performance -- Cross-cutting issues -- Key issues for countries in the four groups.

9781464802973 (alk. paper)

2014019542


Universal Coverage.
Economic Development.
Health Expenditures.
Health Policy.
Health Services Accessibility--economics.
Healthcare Financing.

RA412.3

368.38/2

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