Universal health coverage anchored in the right to health

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-2

  Ooms, Gorik ^a   Brolan, Claire ^b   Eggermont, Natalie ^a   Eide, Asbjørn ^c   Flores, Walter ^d   Forman, Lisa ^e   Friedman, Eric A ^f   Gebauer, Thomas ^g   Gostin, Lawrence O ^f   Hill, Peter S ^b   Hussain, Sameera ^h   McKee, Martin ⁱ   Mulumba, Moses ^j   Siddiqui, Faraz ^f   Sridhar, Devi ^k   Van Leemput, Luc ^a   Waris, Attiya ^l   Jahn, Albrecht ^m  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d Center for the Study of Equity and Governance in Health Systems   (Guatemala)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

^g Medico International   (Germany)

^h BRAC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

ⁱ LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^j Center for Health Human Rights and Development   (Uganda)

^k UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^m UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MATERNAL WELFARE; RIGHT TO HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INSURANCE; UNITED NATIONS;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; UNITED NATIONS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84871878666     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.12.115808     Document Type: Editorial

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