Remarks on Universal Health Coverage in Africa

Remarks on Universal Health Coverage in Africa

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, argues that investing in universal health coverage (UHC) is an investment in the future. He mentioned three: First, UHC confronts poverty head on by protecting people from major disease outbreaks and from catastrophic health expenses; Second, UHC accelerat...

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Main Author: Kim, Jim Yong
Format: Speech
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH CARE ACCESS
POVERTY
GLOBAL MONITORING
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
BASIC HEALTH CARE
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/770811536662819260/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-Jim-Yong-Kim-at-the-Universal-Health-Coverage-in-Africa-Side-Event
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spelling okr-10986-306362021-05-25T09:18:14Z Remarks on Universal Health Coverage in Africa Kim, Jim Yong UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH CARE ACCESS POVERTY GLOBAL MONITORING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT BASIC HEALTH CARE INCLUSIVE GROWTH Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, argues that investing in universal health coverage (UHC) is an investment in the future. He mentioned three: First, UHC confronts poverty head on by protecting people from major disease outbreaks and from catastrophic health expenses; Second, UHC accelerates inclusive growth; and Third, UHC stimulates the health sector and creates jobs. The Bank is working with partners to identify the best ways to scale up interventions to improve nutrition and early child development, and to eliminate childhood stunting. He welcomes the government of Japan’s decision to support the annual production of the World Bank and World Health Organization global monitoring report on universal health coverage, with a strong focus on Africa. 2018-10-31T18:46:44Z 2018-10-31T18:46:44Z 2016-08-26 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/770811536662819260/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-Jim-Yong-Kim-at-the-Universal-Health-Coverage-in-Africa-Side-Event http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30636 English Speech at Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, August 26, 2016, Nairobi; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Speech Africa Kenya
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topic UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH CARE ACCESS
POVERTY
GLOBAL MONITORING
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
BASIC HEALTH CARE
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
spellingShingle UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH CARE ACCESS
POVERTY
GLOBAL MONITORING
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
BASIC HEALTH CARE
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Kim, Jim Yong
Remarks on Universal Health Coverage in Africa
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description Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, argues that investing in universal health coverage (UHC) is an investment in the future. He mentioned three: First, UHC confronts poverty head on by protecting people from major disease outbreaks and from catastrophic health expenses; Second, UHC accelerates inclusive growth; and Third, UHC stimulates the health sector and creates jobs. The Bank is working with partners to identify the best ways to scale up interventions to improve nutrition and early child development, and to eliminate childhood stunting. He welcomes the government of Japan’s decision to support the annual production of the World Bank and World Health Organization global monitoring report on universal health coverage, with a strong focus on Africa.
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url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/770811536662819260/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-Jim-Yong-Kim-at-the-Universal-Health-Coverage-in-Africa-Side-Event
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