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Universal Health Coverage
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Universal Health Care and Coverage Index 2019
The global community has committed to work together to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030, as part of the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite this, at least half the world’s population still lack access to essential health services and inc
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Rights and Power: Girls can change the World
Delou M. Gonsan-Zeo (Save the Children’s Health, Policy & Advocacy Adviser) held an informal poster presentation and mini advocacy training with Save the Children Youth advocates on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and Universal Health Coverage.
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Recent Lessons from the Literature on Advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through Health Systems Strengthening
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a global priority, as essential quality services are still not available or used by many of the poorest children, and Save the Children has taken a strong stance in support of UHC, being committed to build local and nati
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Building Viable and Resilient Systems for Health: Save the Children Department of Global Health Strategic Orientations 2017-2020
Save the Children US’ Department of Global Health (SCUS DGH) has identified Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) as one of its priority areas for 2017-2020, and a key contribution to advancing the goals of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Every Woman Every
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A Common Cause: Reaching every woman and child through universal health coverage
Countries around the world have committed to a historic ambition: to end preventable child and maternal deaths within a generation. A Common Cause shows why two key movements in global health – maternal and child health, and Universal Health Coverage – ne
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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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Paying for Medicines under Universal Health Coverage
Universal health coverage (UHC) is defined as all people in a country being able to use the quality health services they need without being forced into poverty. It is grounded in the human right to health. Paying direct cash when consulting a health profe
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Une Sonnette d’Alarme: Les enseignements tirés de l’épidémie d’Ebola pour les systèmes de santé du monde entier
When the Ebola crisis first broke out in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, it was not contained because national health systems were severely lacking personnel, equipment, and resources to prevent its spread. Une Sonnette d’Alarm e calls for us to take
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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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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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Universal Health Coverage: Lessons to guide country actions on health financing
Over a billion people lack adequate access to needed health services and 100 million are pushed into poverty each year as a consequence of paying for the services they receive. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a response to this, providing the assurance
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An Advocacy Toolkit for Midwives: How you can promote Universal Health Coverage for all women and children
This toolkit is a companion piece to ‘A Common Cause’ report published by Save the Children and helps midwives advocate for Universal Health Coverage. SCUK Website