Universal health coverage, economic slowdown and system resilience: Africa's policy dilemma

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, The United Kingdom.
² Institute of Development Studies, The University of Sussex, Brighton, The United Kingdom.

Editorial

Giuliano Russo et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2017.

. 2017 Aug 30;2(3):e000400.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000400. eCollection 2017.

¹ Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, The United Kingdom.
² Institute of Development Studies, The University of Sussex, Brighton, The United Kingdom.

No abstract available

Keywords: Africa’s economy; Universal Health Coverage; health financing; health systems in LMICs; health system’s resilience.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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