Universal Health Coverage and Facilitation of Equitable Access to Care in Africa.

ABSTRACT: Background: Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is achieved in a health system when all residents of a country are able to obtain access to adequate healthcare and financial protection. Achieving this goal requires adequate healthcare and healthcare financing systems that ensure financial access to adequate care. In Africa, accessibility and coverage of essential health services are very low. Many African countries have therefore initiated reforms of their health systems to achieve universal health coverage and are advanced in this goal. The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of UHC on equitable access to care in Africa. Methods: A systematic review guided by the Cochrane Handbook was conducted and reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic

SUBMITTER: Sanogo NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6497736 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature