Closing the Gap : Why Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Malawi Now Requires Targeted Investment in Underperforming and Underserved Districts
Most countries now agree that striving for universal health coverage (UHC) is important as it helps ensure health for all, while enhancing health security nationally, regionally and globally. Launched in 2004, the Malawi's Essential Health Pac...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/482201611638301118/Closing-the-Gap-Why-Achieving-Universal-Health-Coverage-in-Malawi-Now-Requires-Targeted-Investment-in-Underperforming-and-Underserved-Districts http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35090 |
| Summary: | Most countries now agree that striving
for universal health coverage (UHC) is important as it helps
ensure health for all, while enhancing health security
nationally, regionally and globally. Launched in 2004, the
Malawi's Essential Health Package (EHP) has already
gone some way towards increasing access to health services
and improving health outcomes. This policy brief explores
Malawi’s health system gaps and geographic variations across
the three key dimensions of service availability, service
readiness, and clinical knowledge of providers. |
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