France may not have oil reserves, but it does have a well-oiled public health service comprising doctors, state-funded hospitals, strong state regulation and medical expenses that are reimbursed.
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Contracting out healthcare requires state capacity and public participation.
Despite the historic passage of pharmacare legislation, its rollout remains uncertain. While some provinces have already reached deals with Ottawa, others remain in discussions.
Implementing health reforms is complex – unpredictable forces make the outcomes difficult to control or foresee.
Digital technology has revolutionised healthcare. But it only works if data connectivity is good enough.
The future is bleak for Zimbabwe’s healthcare unless there are serious long-term reforms to build resilience.
With almost 30,000 Americans having succumbed to coronavirus, twice as many voters now want Medicare for All than are against it.
In the UK, nobody collects patients’ insurance information or credit card details. There’s simply no charge for services, including doctor visits, ambulances and hospitalizations.
The UN’s global health policy related to universal health coverage should be grounded in primary health care – with meaningful benchmarks to ensure patient participation.
South Africa’s health care needs to be reformed so that everyone has access regardless of affordability or location.
The bill to provide universal health care in South Africa is not the silver bullet for the challenges in the health sector.
Kenya’s new budget is expected to focus on food security, manufacturing, universal health coverage, and affordable housing.
Countries globally should adopt and adapt the World Health Organization’s new Essential Diagnostics List – as a key step in the management of all diseases.
For healthcare to be accessible, affordable and equal, policies and programmes that promote universal health coverage need to be based on evidence.
A critical part of attaining universal health coverage is access to published research.
The new director-general of the World Health Organisation has set universal health coverage as a priority. There are several ways to make headway with this goal.
South Africa’s plan for universal health coverage has taken another crucial step with the introduction of a new policy document aimed at delivering more equitable healthcare.
The concept of Universal Health Coverage is the new focus post-2015. If implemented properly, it could remedy some of the disparities in health care.
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Senior lecturer in the Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Canada Research Chair of Epidemiology & Global Health, McGill University
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Director Rural Health Advocacy Project, University of the Witwatersrand
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Joint Director, Research and Policy, Public Health Foundation of India
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Professor of Public Health and DST/NRF Research Chair., University of the Witwatersrand
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Yunus Chair and Distinguished Professor of Health Economics, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor in the Health Economics Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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Senior Clinical Lecturer, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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Professor and Research Associate in Health, University of Limpopo
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Associate Professor of Health Policy and Systems Research, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Professor of Diagnostics Research and Director: Centre for Development and Implementation of Point-of-Care Diagnostics, University of Pretoria