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Review
. 2014 Sep 22;11(9):e1001695.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001695. eCollection 2014 Sep.

Monitoring and evaluating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Singapore

Kelvin Bryan Tan  1 , Woan Shin Tan  2 , Marcel Bilger  3 , Calvin W L Ho  4
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Review

Monitoring and evaluating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Singapore

Kelvin Bryan Tan et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

This paper is a country case study for the Universal Health Coverage Collection, organized by WHO. Woan Shin Tan and colleagues illustrate progress towards UHC and its monitoring and evaluation in Singapore.

Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary

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Conflict of interest statement

CH was appointed Principal Bioethics Specialist to the Ministry of Health (Singapore) from January to December 2014.

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