The role of health service delivery networks in achieving universal health coverage in Africa

Abstract: Most countries in Africa are faced with health system problems that vary from one to the next. Countries with a low Human Development Index (HDI) seem to be more prone to challenges in health service delivery. To mark its 70th anniversary on World Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) selected the theme “Universal Health Coverage (UHC): Everyone, Everywhere” and the slogan “Health for All. ”UHC refers to ensuring that all people have access to needed health services (including prevention, promotion, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliation) of sufficient quality to be effective while also ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial hardship. UHC is a WHO’s priority objective. Most governments have made it their major goal. This paper provides a perspective on the challenges of achieving UHC in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It also endeavors to spotlight the successful models of Health Service Delivery Networks (HSDNs) that make significant s.... https://www.seejph.com/index.php/seejph/article/view/4470

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: The role of health service delivery networks in achieving universal health coverage in Africa ; day:26 ; month:05 ; year:2021 ; South eastern european journal of public health ; (26.05.2021)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Simfukwe, Knovicks ; Adebisi, Yusuff Adebayo ; Oladunni, Amos Abimbola ; Eltahir Mohammed, Salma Elmukashfi ; Lucero-Prisno III, Don Eliseo

Further information

• DOI: 10.11576/seejph-4470
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021060219322557877270
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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