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Review
. 2014 Sep 22;11(9):e1001697.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001697. eCollection 2014 Sep.

Monitoring and evaluating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in India

Narayanan Devadasan  1 , Soumitra Ghosh  2 , Sunil Nandraj  3 , T Sundararaman  4
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Review

Monitoring and evaluating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in India

Narayanan Devadasan et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

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

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Service and financial coverage for outpatient and natal services in India (2004).
Source: NSS 60th round, 2004 .
Figure 2
Figure 2. Universal health coverage for selected health services in India in 2004.
Source: NFHS 3, DLHS 3, NSS 60th round, and Coverage evaluation Survey –,.
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References

    1. WHO (2014) What is universal coverage? Available: http://www.who.int/health_financing/universal_coverage_definition/en/. Accessed 7 April 2014.
    1. Bhore J (1946) Report of the health survey and development committee survey Vol 1. New Delhi: Government of India Press.
    1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (1983) National health policy. New Delhi: Government of India.
    1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2002) National health policy 2002. New Delhi: Government of India.
    1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2005) National rural health mission. New Delhi.

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