The struggle for universal health coverage : The Lancet

.....These debates should be informed by the 2010 World Health Report by David Evans and colleagues, one of the most important publications from WHO in a decade, which sets out the how and why of improved health gains and efficiencies from UHC. Efficiencies include better health outcomes, according to Rodrigo Moreno-Serra and Peter Smith, especially for the least advantaged in a society. Debates should also examine the evidence, as has Jeffrey Sachs' Viewpoint, about the obstacle raised by user fees. Regardless of the euphemism chosen to describe shared payments, they are in reality a locked gate that prevents access to health care for many who need it most. They should be scrapped...…

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