Book contents
- Making Health Systems Work in Low and Middle Income Countries
- Reviews
- Making Health Systems Work in Low and Middle Income Countries
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 Analyzing Health Systems: Concepts, Components, Performance
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Health Systems
- Chapter 2 Health Systems Based on Primary Health Care
- Chapter 3 Universal Health Coverage and Health System Strengthening
- Chapter 4 Health System Governance
- Chapter 5 Financing Health Care
- Chapter 6 Health Workforce in Low and Middle Income Countries
- Chapter 7 The Pharmaceutical System and Its Components
- Chapter 8 Health Information Systems
- Chapter 9 The Organization and Management of Health Services
- Chapter 10 Health Services Delivery
- Chapter 11 Role and Contribution of the Community in Health System Strengthening
- Chapter 12 Performing Health Systems
- Chapter 13 Decision-Making Tools for Informed Decisions by Health Policymakers and Managers
- Chapter 14 Health Policy and Systems Research: The Role of Implementation Research
- Section 2 Transforming Health Systems: Confronting Challenges, Seizing Opportunities
- Index
- References
Chapter 3 - Universal Health Coverage and Health System Strengthening
from Section 1 - Analyzing Health Systems: Concepts, Components, Performance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 December 2022
- Making Health Systems Work in Low and Middle Income Countries
- Reviews
- Making Health Systems Work in Low and Middle Income Countries
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 Analyzing Health Systems: Concepts, Components, Performance
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Health Systems
- Chapter 2 Health Systems Based on Primary Health Care
- Chapter 3 Universal Health Coverage and Health System Strengthening
- Chapter 4 Health System Governance
- Chapter 5 Financing Health Care
- Chapter 6 Health Workforce in Low and Middle Income Countries
- Chapter 7 The Pharmaceutical System and Its Components
- Chapter 8 Health Information Systems
- Chapter 9 The Organization and Management of Health Services
- Chapter 10 Health Services Delivery
- Chapter 11 Role and Contribution of the Community in Health System Strengthening
- Chapter 12 Performing Health Systems
- Chapter 13 Decision-Making Tools for Informed Decisions by Health Policymakers and Managers
- Chapter 14 Health Policy and Systems Research: The Role of Implementation Research
- Section 2 Transforming Health Systems: Confronting Challenges, Seizing Opportunities
- Index
- References
Summary
This Chapter examines the evolution in global thinking on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the role of Health Systems Strengthening. It describes the path from primary health care to health systems and UHC. The concept of UHC is elucidated by introducing its dimensions, intermediary objectives and ultimate goals; and by explaining what it does and does not mean in practice. The Chapter also explains how progress towards UHC can be measured and hence monitored as per the Sustainable Development Agenda. It also summarizes the challenges that low and middle-income countries (L&MICs) face to advance UHC. The Chapter concludes by illustrating the interlinkage between UHC and health security based on lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Making Health Systems Work in Low and Middle Income CountriesTextbook for Public Health Practitioners, pp. 34 - 50Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022