The path towards universal health coverage in the Arab uprising countries Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen

The Lancet

Volumn 383, Issue 9914, 2014, Pages 368-381

  Saleh, Shadi S ^a   Alameddine, Mohamad S ^a   Natafgi, Nabil M ^a   Mataria, Awad ^b   Sabri, Belgacem ^d   Nasher, Jamal ^c   Zeiton, Moez ^e   Ahmad, Shaimaa ^f   Siddiqi, Sameen ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean   (Egypt)

^c Ministry of Public Health and Population   (Yemen)

^d Sadeq Institute ^*

^e Sadeq Institute   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^f Office of the Minister of Health   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGYPT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUNISIA; YEMEN;

EID: 84892853446     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62339-9     Document Type: Review

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