Remarks at the 2019 UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage

David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about the importance of accelerating progress toward universal health coverage (UHC), which is critical in alleviating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. He highlighted on the role of IDA in funding the low-income countries for healthcare. He stated that the IDA funding was not enough and estimated a financing gap to achieve UHC in fifty-four of the poorest countries. He proposed four priority areas to close that gap. He concluded by saying that the country leadership is critical to build a healthier, prosperous, promising future for their people.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Malpass, David
Format: Speech biblioteca
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019-09-23
Subjects:UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, MATERNAL MORTALITY, CHILD MORTALITY, LOWER INCOME COUNTRIES, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, EXTREME POVERTY, HEALTH FINANCE, IDA COMMITMENTS, IDA FUNDING, GIRLS' EDUCATION,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/643301569505468241/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-David-Malpass-at-the-2019-UN-High-Level-Meeting-on-Universal-Health-Coverage-UHC
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32496
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