A Call for Global Discussion on Universal Coverage

Human resources for universal health coverage: a call for papers.

Editorials 84 An adequate, performing health workforce is vital for improving health service coverage and health outcomes. 1 Yet the availability, distribution, capacity and performance of human resources for health (HRH) varies widely and many countries have fewer health workers than needed for high coverage of essential health services, according to the World health report 2006. 2 Signs of pr...

Universal Health Coverage – The Critical Importance of Global Solidarity and Good Governance; Comment on “Ethical Perspective: Five Unacceptable Trade-offs on the Path to Universal Health Coverage”

This article provides a commentary to Ole Norheim’ s editorial entitled “Ethical perspective: Five unacceptable trade-offs on the path to universal health coverage.” It reinforces its message that an inclusive, participatory process is essential for ethical decision-making and underlines the crucial importance of good governance in setting fair priorities in healthcare. Solidarity on both natio...

Effective Coverage as a New Metric for Monitoring Progress towards Universal Health Coverage

The Institute of Medicine committee's clarion call for universal coverage.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on the Consequences of Being Uninsured is to be commended for its work, which recently culminated in the release of six volumes on the subject. The concluding volume presents a vision for universal coverage and describes four options for achieving it. The options include an incremental approach, employer and individual mandates, and a single-payer plan....

Universal Health Coverage for Schizophrenia: A Global Mental Health Priority

The growing momentum towards a global consensus on universal health coverage, alongside an acknowledgment of the urgency and importance of a comprehensive mental health action plan, offers a unique opportunity for a substantial scale-up of evidence-based interventions and packages of care for a range of mental disorders in all countries. There is a robust evidence base testifying to the effecti...