Is universal health coverage the practical expression of the right to health care?
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Is universal health coverage the practical expression of the right to health care?
The present Millennium Development Goals are set to expire in 2015 and their next iteration is now being discussed within the international community. With regards to health, the World Health Organization proposes universal health coverage as a 'single overarching health goal' for the next iteration of the Millennium Development Goals.The present Millennium Development Goals have been criticise...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC International Health and Human Rights
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1472-698X
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698x-14-3