No shortcuts to universal health coverage: lessons from accountability initiatives

Affiliations

¹ Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland rasanathank@who.int.
² Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Department of Health Financing and Economics, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.

Editorial

Kumanan Rasanathan et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2025.

. 2025 Aug 4;7(Suppl 6):e021074.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-021074.

¹ Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland rasanathank@who.int.
² Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Department of Health Financing and Economics, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Keywords: Accountability; Health insurance; Health policies and all other topics; Health systems; Universal Health Care.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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