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10 05, 2018;17 (1): 135.

Moving towards universal health coverage: engaging non-state providers.

Zubin Cyrus Shroff, Krishna Dipankar Rao, Sara Bennett, Ligia Paina, Marie-Gloriose Ingabire, Abdul Ghaffar
Author Information
  1. Zubin Cyrus Shroff: Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  2. Krishna Dipankar Rao: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA. kdrao@jhu.edu.
  3. Sara Bennett: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA.
  4. Ligia Paina: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA.
  5. Marie-Gloriose Ingabire: International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada.
  6. Abdul Ghaffar: Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
PMID: 30286766 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-018-0844-7

Abstract

This editorial provides an overview of the special issue "Moving towards UHC: engaging non-state providers". It begins by describing the rationale underlying the Alliance's choice of a research program addressing issues of non-state providers and briefly discusses the research process this entailed. This is followed by a summary of the findings and key messages of each of the eight articles included in the issue. The editorial concludes with a series of reflections regarding lessons learnt about the engagement of non-state providers, methodological challenges, areas for future research as well as the contribution of the research program towards efforts to build capacity and strengthen health systems towards universal health coverage.

Keywords

Contracting Low-and-middle-income countries Non-state providers Universal health coverage

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Grants

  1. 001/World Health Organization

MeSH Term

Delivery of Health Care
Government Programs
Humans
Universal Health Insurance
Editorial Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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