The Week in Headlines
UHC Forward's weekly roundup of headlines from around the globe
Governments around the world are engaging in serious political and technical discussions on how to expand health coverage. Still others are considering such reforms, but are struggling to navigate the legal, financial, and political frameworks of their countries to determine the best path towards reform.
Below is a list of UHC-related headlines from around the world:
Country News
Nigeria
Democracy as a path to health for all: An editorial in the Nigerian Tribune says that "democracy should deliver verifiable dividends to people living in democracies. And one of these dividends is accessible, affordable and quality health care for all."
What we're reading
Measuring universal health coverage – plus ça change?: The World Bank's Adam Wagstaff reflects on the measurement agenda surrounding the global clamor for universal health coverage on the Let's Talk Development blog.
Developing countries strive to provide universal health care: A new article published on Voice of America highlights a new study published in The Lancet that shows progress towards universal health coverage is being made by nine developing countries in Asia and Africa.
Universal health coverage at the top of the global health agenda: The Global Health Workforce Alliance announced that the Alliance has recently renewed its efforts through a new strategy for 2013-2015 to advance the health workforce agenda with the UHC paradigm.
Digital Media of the Week
Rwanda's Minister of Health Dr. Agnes Binagwaho's gives a presentation on Rwanda's community-based health insurance program, Mutuelles de Santé, and describes the principles of policy-making and program implementation in Rwanda. This presentation was given on September 13, 2012 at Harvard's conference on "Universal Health Coverage: Challenges, Measurements, and Evaluation Strategies". This video was filmed and produced by Andre Rugema.
Below is a list of UHC-related headlines from around the world:
Country News
Nigeria
Democracy as a path to health for all: An editorial in the Nigerian Tribune says that "democracy should deliver verifiable dividends to people living in democracies. And one of these dividends is accessible, affordable and quality health care for all."
What we're reading
Measuring universal health coverage – plus ça change?: The World Bank's Adam Wagstaff reflects on the measurement agenda surrounding the global clamor for universal health coverage on the Let's Talk Development blog.
Developing countries strive to provide universal health care: A new article published on Voice of America highlights a new study published in The Lancet that shows progress towards universal health coverage is being made by nine developing countries in Asia and Africa.
Universal health coverage at the top of the global health agenda: The Global Health Workforce Alliance announced that the Alliance has recently renewed its efforts through a new strategy for 2013-2015 to advance the health workforce agenda with the UHC paradigm.
Digital Media of the Week
Rwanda's Minister of Health Dr. Agnes Binagwaho's gives a presentation on Rwanda's community-based health insurance program, Mutuelles de Santé, and describes the principles of policy-making and program implementation in Rwanda. This presentation was given on September 13, 2012 at Harvard's conference on "Universal Health Coverage: Challenges, Measurements, and Evaluation Strategies". This video was filmed and produced by Andre Rugema.
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