Lessons from 11 Country Case Studies : A Global Synthesis Report for the Global Conference on Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

Lessons from 11 Country Case Studies : A Global Synthesis Report for the Global Conference on Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

Several countries such as Japan, Brazil, Thailand and Turkey have achieved universal health coverage (UHC) and are proof of how UHC programs can serve as vital mechanisms for improving the health and welfare of the country's citizens. The UHC...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Publications & Research
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO SERVICES ACUTE CARE ADEQUATE FINANCIAL RESOURCES AGE DISTRIBUTION AGING AGING POPULATIONS BUDGET ALLOCATION BUDGET CAP BUDGET CAPS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITATION CAPITATION PAYMENTS CHRONIC DISEASES CITIES CITIZEN CITIZENS CLINICS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONTRIBUTION RATES DECISION MAKING DELIVERY SYSTEM DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES DEMOCRACY DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DIAGNOSIS DOCTORS DRUGS ECONOMIC GROWTH ELDERLY CARE ENROLLEES EQUITABLE ACCESS EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES EQUITY IN ACCESS EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FEE FOR SERVICE FEE SCHEDULE FEE-FOR-SERVICE FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENT FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL PROTECTION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL RISK PROTECTION FINANCIAL RISKS FINANCIAL-RISK PROTECTION GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GLOBAL EFFORT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH CARE NEEDS HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE PROVISION HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURE GROWTH HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH EXTENSION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FINANCING SYSTEM HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH INVESTMENTS HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANS HEALTH POLICY HEALTH POSTS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH PURCHASER HEALTH REFORMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH STRATEGY HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HEALTHCARE HOSPITAL HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HOSPITAL SECTOR HOSPITAL STAFF HOSPITALS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT HYGIENE HYPERTENSION ILL HEALTH ILLNESS INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INDUCED DEMAND INEQUITIES INFORMAL PAYMENTS INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS INFORMED DECISIONS INJURIES INSURANCE FUNDS INSURANCE MARKET INTEGRATION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS MEDICAL EXPENSES MEDICAL SCHOOL MEDICAL SUPPLIES MEDICINES MINISTRY OF HEALTH MONITORING MECHANISMS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES NATIONAL POLICY NATIONAL POLICY MAKERS NATIONAL PRIORITY NURSE NURSES NURSING NURSING CARE PATIENTS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR PHARMACISTS PHYSICIAN PHYSICIANS POCKET PAYMENTS POLICY DECISIONS POLICY FORMULATION POLICY MAKERS POLICY PROCESS POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICAL SUPPORT POPULATION GROUPS PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE CLINICS PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SPENDING PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROGRESS PROVIDER PAYMENT PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF SERVICES QUALITY SERVICES REIMBURSEMENT RATES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL AREAS SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIAL SECURITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TECHNICAL CAPACITIES TUBERCULOSIS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS USE OF RESOURCES VISITS VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WAR WORK ENVIRONMENT WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS WORKPLACE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18606533/global-conference-universal-health-coverage-inclusive-sustainable-growth-global-synthesis-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17003

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Summary:	Several countries such as Japan, Brazil, Thailand and Turkey have achieved universal health coverage (UHC) and are proof of how UHC programs can serve as vital mechanisms for improving the health and welfare of the country's citizens. The UHC strives to ensure that no family is forced into poverty because of health care expenses, and that the gap in access to quality health services for the poorest forty percent of the population in every country is reduced and eventually eliminated. This document was created by the World Bank for presentation at the Global Conference on Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in December 2013 at Tokyo. It synthesizes findings from eleven country cases on UHC that were supported under the Japan-World Bank Partnership Program on Universal Health Coverage. the paper contains herein the objectives of the study, a framework for analysis, emerging lessons from country experiences, global lessons in the political economy and policy process, global lessons in health financing strategy, global lessons in health service delivery and human resources for health, lessons for countries in the four UHC groups, and a future course of action, interspersed with case studies from various countries.

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