Public health, universal health coverage, and Sustainable Development Goals: can they coexist?

The UN General Assembly is currently considering proposals for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), succeeding the Millennium Development Goals. 2 SDG 3, focusing on health, specifically includes universal health coverage (UHC) among its targets. Unquestionably, UHC is timely and fundamentally impo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 2015-08, Vol.386 (9996), p.928-930
Hauptverfasser:	Schmidt, Harald, Dr, Gostin, Lawrence O, Prof, Emanuel, Ezekiel J, Prof
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Budgets Conservation of Natural Resources - trends Goals Health care policy Health insurance Health Promotion Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration Health Services Accessibility - trends Humans Internal Medicine Public health Public Health - trends Sustainable development Universal Coverage - organization & administration Universal Coverage - trends
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Zusammenfassung:	The UN General Assembly is currently considering proposals for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), succeeding the Millennium Development Goals. 2 SDG 3, focusing on health, specifically includes universal health coverage (UHC) among its targets. Unquestionably, UHC is timely and fundamentally important. However, its promotion also entails substantial risks.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60244-6