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Brearley, Lara
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Within Our Means: Why countries can afford universal health coverage
There is growing agreement that essential health services should be made available to the whole of society, especially its poorest members, through systems of universal health coverage (UHC). One key aspect of UHC is that the funding for health must be su
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Ending Newborn Deaths: Ensuring every baby survives
This report shows that, in 2012, 2.9 million babies died within 28 days of being born: two out of every five child deaths. Of these, 1 million babies died within 24 hours. Causes of these deaths include premature birth, complications during birth and infe
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Plaidoyer Budgétaire dans le Domaine de la Santé: Guide pour les organisations de la société civile
What is budget advocacy in the health field? Why is budget advocacy important? How do you go about it? This guide seeks to answer these questions in an accessible way. It begins by covering basic budget considerations: how budgets are funded, the inner wo
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Finding the Final Fifth: Inequalities in immunisation
Vaccination works, and every child has the right to benefit from it. This report identifies the final fifth of unimmunised children and why they aren’t being reached. Every child has a right to healthcare, including immunisation, as part of an essential p
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Universal Health Coverage: A Commitment to Close the Gap
A report by the Rockefeller Foundation, Save the Children, UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) focuses on how and why inequity – unfair and avoidable inequalities – should be prioritised as countries progress on the p
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Healthier Returns: Making aid for healthcare more effective
Despite pledges to increase health spending, most governments and donors fall short. More effective use of existing health funding is also vital. Meanwhile the current economic climate of fiscal austerity is creating a focus on short-term results that thr
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No child out of reach. Time to end the health worker crisis
Health workers are undoubtedly the most important resource that we have in providing and improving the health and chances of survival of children, mothers and their families. In this new report, entitled "No Child out of reach- time to end the health work
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Health Sector Service Budget Advocacy: A guide for civil society organisations
What is health budget advocacy? Why is it important? And how do you do it? This practical guide provides the answers. It starts with budget basics – how health budgets are funded, how the budget cycle works and who’s involved. And it goes on to provide gu