03742oam 22006615 450 991080691240332120240405010836.01-4648-0298-X10.1596/978-1-4648-0297-3(CKB)3710000000164926(EBL)1757567(SSID)ssj0001267850(PQKBManifestationID)11976887(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001267850(PQKBWorkID)11264351(PQKB)11710656(MiAaPQ)EBC1757567(DLC) 2014020671(Au-PeEL)EBL1757567(CaPaEBR)ebr10888097(CaONFJC)MIL633619(OCoLC)880672330(DNLM)101632873(US-djbf)18158483(EXLCZ)99371000000016492620140519h20142014 uf 0engurcn|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierUniversal health coverage for inclusive and sustainable development a synthesis of 11 country case studies /Akiko Maeda, Edson Correia Araujo, Cheryl Cashin, Joseph Harris, Naoki Ikegami, and Michael Reich1st ed.Washington, D.C. :The World Bank,[2014]20141 online resource (xv, 55 pages) illustrations ;26 cmDirections in development : human development.Description based upon print version of record.1-4648-0297-1 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Goals of universal health coverage -- Opportunities : UHC contributes to inclusive and sustainable development -- Challenges : adopt, achieve, and sustain -- Objectives and scope of the study -- Framework for analysis -- Emerging lessons from country experiences -- Special country feature Japan's experience in achieving and sustaining UHC -- UHC lessons in political economy and policy process -- Adopting UHC : crises, strong leaders, and social movements all contribute -- Achieving UHC : incrementally and with equity -- Sustaining UHC : responsive, adaptive, and resilient -- UHC lessons in health financing -- Raising revenues -- Managing expenditures well and ensuring value for money -- Managing risk pooling and redistribution of resources -- UHC lessons in health service delivery and human resources for health -- Increasing the production of qualified health workers -- Ensuring equitable distribution of health workers -- Improving health worker performance -- Cross-cutting issues -- Key issues for countries in the four groups.The goals of universal health coverage (UHC) are to ensure that all people can access quality health services, to safeguard all people from public health risks, and to protect all people from impoverishment due to illness, whether from out-of-pocket payments for health care or loss of income when a household member falls sick. Countries as diverse as Brazil, France, Japan, Thailand, and Turkey have shown how UHC can serve as vital mechanisms for improving the health and welfare of their citizens, and lay the foundation for economic growth and competitiveness grounded in the principles of equitWorld Bank e-Library.MedicareMedicare.368.38/2Maeda Akiko1617012Maeda AkikoCarnemark CurtNaylor DebraWorld Bank,DNLM/DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910806912403321Universal health coverage for inclusive and sustainable development4011088UNINA