Topic: Equity in financing and use of Maternal Newborn and child health care in Uganda: implications for paths to universal coverage
Brief Description
There is a growing focus on the goal of universal coverage in health systems. For
example, the World Health Report 2010 on universal coverage of health care1, and
the associated declaration of the World Health Assembly urged member states to
‘aim for affordable universal coverage and access for all citizens on the basis of
equity and solidarity. Improving child and maternal care and health has been a priority in low and middle countries for decades. However, there is less evidence on how different initiatives may act together, whether they compete or complement each other and on how these ultimately affect child and maternal health.
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