The Rockefeller Foundation, The Lancet, and Results for Development Institute are pleased to invite you to attend the launch of:
The Lancet Series on Universal Health Coverage
Featuring:
Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization,
Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, and
Dr. Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation.
This event will be streamed live: http://bit.ly/Oq0htR
Wednesday, September 26th - 6:30-9:00pm
Grand Hyatt
As the global movement towards universal health coverage (UHC) continues to grow, numerous countries are experimenting with models for moving toward UHC utilizing health financing mechanisms to protect against financial risk, increase access to essential health services, and improve health outcomes. This Series highlights multiple facets of what is happening with UHC globally including a perspective on the historical evolution of the economics and policy behind it, evidence on the effects of universal health coverage UHC on health outcomes, and an exploration of progress towards universal health coverage UHC in nine Asian and African countries.
Confirmed speakers include:
Dr. Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation
Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization
Dr. David de Ferranti, President of the Results for Development Institute
Dr. Ali Ghufron Mukti, Vice-Minister of
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Minister of
Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at
Watch the Live Video Webcast beginning at 6:45pm EST.
Universal Health Coverage
The Lancet - Themed issue, published Sept 7, 2012
Website: http://bit.ly/PA24Ye
“……….Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization WHO, has stated that "Universal Health Coverage is the single most powerful concept that public health has to offer."
In this themed issue of The Lancet, the first of three Series papers explores the evidence on the links between expansions in coverage and population health outcomes. The second paper looks at the political and economic dimensions of the transition to universal health coverage, and the third examines nine low-income and lower-middle-income countries in Africa and
What becomes clear in this issue is that although universal health coverage is not a guarantee for progress, attention should focus now not on whether, but on how to make the most of the transition. In a Comment, Judith Rodin and David de Ferranti conclude: "what will emerge in the decades ahead in each country undertaking reform is not entirely clear, but, as this Series and many country examples suggest, we are getting closer to a time when this [transition toward universal health coverage] will be achieved and families will no longer be at risk of having the cost of sickness ruin their lives."
Comments
Universal health coverage: a third global health transition?
Universal health coverage: good health, good economics
Universal health coverage is a development issue
Series Papers
Does Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage Improve Population Health?
Political and Economic Features of the Transition to Universal Health Coverage
Moving Toward Universal Health Coverage: Recent Health Insurance Reforms in Nine Lower Income Countries in Africa and
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MP3 Audio:
Universal Health Coverage
Jeff Sachs discusses progress to UHC in developing countries.
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