Universal Health Coverage - explained!!
Greg Martin
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Greg Martin
I am focussed on evidence based interventions to improve population health and address health inequalities. I also love teaching public health, research methods and R Programming
Universal Health Coverage is a truly beautiful (but largely misunderstood) idea. In a nutshell, its about providing healthcare to the population in such a way as to protect people from falling into poverty due to unexpected healthcare costs.
I'm amazed that its such a controversial and divisive topic - given the sheer volume of evidence that UHC is not only cost saving but also translates into improved health outcomes at a population level.
Anyway - here is a short (5 minute) video that explains Universal Health Coverage. Watch - Enjoy - Share (and leave your comments below).
Global Health Professional | Project Manager| Early Childhood Education Enthusiast |
7 年It certainly can be tricky to get right, the balance between what is covered , who is covered and how it's covered. Waiting eagerly for the video on health markets.
Manager Account Management leading Account Managers to achieve key performance indicators
7 年Great!! Thank you
Development Cooperation Specialist at World Health Organization
7 年Great presentation, thank you. It's controversial because a) the word 'universal' makes some people from countries with new administrations uncomfortable as it as socialist overtones, and b) it challenges the status quo of MoHs, institutions and individuals who have made their careers and reputations around the old disease specific / medicalized models that may not favor integration, PHC or bottom up approaches. In fact, these groups often meet separately without much connection, like oil and water.
Economist and Researcher looking forward to new challenges.
7 年This was great!!!! The key element is based on the fact that not all healthcare services are available because of cost. Stakeholders stakeholders will have to decide on the priorities. This priority should be based on need, which is defined by the stakeholders.
Public health nurse and mental health activist
7 年Thank you Greg. It gives me a deeper understanding on UHC. It's a complex system.