Health policy and changing perceptions of Universal Health Coverage

Chukwuma, Julia Ngozi (2022). Health policy and changing perceptions of Universal Health Coverage. SOAS University of London, London, UK.

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Abstract

This paper focuses on health policy, with healthcare as a fitting example of the broader trend of the narrowing scope of social policy and the associated marketisation and commodification of social services. Through a historical account, today’s calls for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and practices of implementing a basic minimum package are contrasted with previous conceptions of health as a human right. I present some of the political and economic factors that may help explain the degree of universalism of different health systems as well as policy makers’ willingness and ability to assure access to healthcare for all.

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