The road to universal health coverage : innovation, equity, and the new health economy /
"Like many ambitious global goals, universal health coverage (UHC) remains an aspiration for many countries. The World Health Organization estimates that half the world's population lacks access to basic health services. UHC promises to give all people greater access to higher quality heal...
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| Published: | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018. ©2018 |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword / by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
- Preface
- Introduction : the road to universal health coverage : progress, prospects and the private sector / Jeffrey L. Sturchio and Louis Galambos
- Conceptualizing the health economy / Ilona Kickbusch and Christian Franz
- The relationship between health employment and economic growth / Pascal Zurn, Jim Campbell, Jeremy Lauer, Ibadat Dhilon, Tana Wuliji, and Jean-Louis Arcand
- Engagement of the private sector in advancing UHC : understanding and navigating : major factors for success / Nathan J. Blanchet, Adeel Ishtiaq, and Cicely Thomas
- Innovative initiatives from the private sector : what have been the experiences? what opportunities lie ahead and how can they be harnessed more effectively? / Donika Dimovska and John Campbell, Jr
- Healthy women, healthy economies : essential facets of universal health coverage / Felicia Marie Knaul, Belen Garijo, Christine Bugos, Hector Arreola-Ornelas, and Yasmine Rouai
- Reframing the pharmaceutical sector contribution to access to medicines and universal health coverage : a business ethics perspective / Michael Furst
- The private sector joins the trek on India's meandering path to universal health coverage / K. Srinath Reddy
- A reality check : Sierra Leone, the private sector, sustainable development goal 3 and universal health coverage / Sowmya Kadandale and Robert Marten
- How can the private sector help countries to achieve quality, sustainable UHC : Pfizer's flight against chronic diseases / Justin McCarthy
- Novartis social business : a novel approach to expanding health care in developing countries / Harold Nusser
- Conclusion : the outlook for universal health coverage and the new health economy / Christian Franz, Louis Galambos, Ilona Kickbusch and Jeffrey L. Sturchio.