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The Demise of the National Health Service

The Demise of the National Health Service

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Lessons for universal health care

Universal Health Care in Southeast Asia

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Aging populations and rising health-care costs are creating a “golden opportunity” to build better health systems

How India Can Achieve Universal Health Coverage

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Empowering community health workers with digital tools will bridge health-care gaps

How India Can Achieve Universal Health Coverage

Why It's Hard to Understand How COVID-19 Affected Global Health System Performance

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Universal health coverage examined through the lens of tuberculosis

Why It's Hard to Understand How COVID-19 Affected Global Health System Performance

A Help Wanted Sign for Health Workers

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What the ratio of doctors to nurses in Bangladesh and the Philippines tells us about the global health worker shortage

Scaling up Surgery and Anesthesia, Post-Coronavirus

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Expanding access to surgery and anesthesia globally would be a win–win for health security and universal health coverage

An intubated patient tries to gesture at a medical worker holding his hand at the Sotiria hospital ICU during the coronavirus outbreak, in Athens, Greece, on April 25, 2020. Picture shows the hand of a patient in a hospital bed being held by the blue-gloved hand of a medical worker. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis

National Security Risks and the American Weak Link

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We should address U.S. investment choices in Public Health Infrastructure and Universal Health Care after COVID-19

A volunteer places American flags on the National Mall in Washington DC—representing some of the more than 200,000 lives lost in the United States to coronavirus—on September 22, 2020. The photo shows a young woman on one knee planting a small American flag in the ground. Many more can be seen blurred and out of focus in the foreground. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Who Gets What and Why?

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Countries need informed decision-making through health technology assessment to allocate resources during the pandemic

People at a coronavirus testing center on July 2, 2020 in Mugda Medical College in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where half of the medical equipment in public health facilities goes unused according to the authors. The photo shows a crowd of people wearing masks waiting on line in chairs while a health worker in full protective gear walks beside them. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

In Thailand, Noncitizen Health Matters

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National progress on migrant health is expansive, effective, and has helped Thailand avoid the worst of the coronavirus

A girl from a migrant worker family that came to Thailand from Myanmar and lost their jobs due to COVID-19, lines up for free food in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 23, 2020. The photo shows a small girl wearing a facemask looking at the camera. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Hurricanes, Pandemics, Floods, Frail Systems, and Failed Responses

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Imagining a post-Harvey, post-Irma, post-Hanna, post-COVID-19 world of pandemics, natural disasters, and U.S. resiliency

A tattered U.S. flag damaged in Hurricane Harvey, flies in Conroe, Texas, on August 29, 2017. The photo shows a torn U.S. flag blowing against a dark grey sky. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

All Bets Are Off for Measuring Pandemic Preparedness

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Three standard measures don't predict how countries fare in COVID-19—so how do we better prepare for the next pandemic?

Photo shows a pair of hands holding up the corners of two cards to reveal a pair of aces. A large stack of chips is in the background.

COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Universal Health Coverage

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Universal health coverage is achievable for all countries—and in the aftermath of the pandemic, it should be implemented

A woman gets her eyes tested at a free eye-care camp on the occasion of Indian politician Babasaheb Ambedkar's death anniversary in Mumbai, India, December 6, 2019. The photo shows an older woman with testing glasses on her face. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas