dc.contributor.author |
Pokharel, Rajani |
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dc.contributor.author |
Silwal, Pushkar Raj |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
England |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2024-06-10T03:45:58Z |
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dc.date.available |
2024-06-10T03:45:58Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-04 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
(2018). International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 33(3), 573-580. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0749-6753 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/2292/68748 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The World Health Organization has identified universal health coverage (UHC) as a key approach in reducing equity gaps in a country, and the social health insurance (SHI) has been recommended as an important strategy toward it. This article aims to analyze the design, expected benefits and challenges of realizing the goals of UHC through the recently launched SHI in Nepal. On top of the earlier free health-care policy and several other vertical schemes, the SHI scheme was implemented in 2016 and has reached population coverage of 5% in the implemented districts in just within a year of implementation. However, to achieve UHC in Nepal, in addition to operationalizing the scheme, several other requirements must be dealt simultaneously such as efficient health-care delivery system, adequate human resources for health, a strong information system, improved transparency and accountability, and a balanced mix of the preventive, health promotion, curative, and rehabilitative services including actions to address the social determinants of health. The article notes that strong political commitment and persistent efforts are the key lessons learnt from countries achieving progressive UHC through SHI. |
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dc.format.medium |
Print-Electronic |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.publisher |
Wiley |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
The International journal of health planning and management |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Nepal |
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dc.subject |
health financing |
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dc.subject |
social health insurance |
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dc.subject |
universal health coverage (UHC) |
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dc.subject |
4203 Health Services and Systems |
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dc.subject |
4206 Public Health |
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dc.subject |
42 Health Sciences |
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dc.subject |
Prevention |
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dc.subject |
Health Services |
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dc.subject |
Clinical Research |
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dc.subject |
Behavioral and Social Science |
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dc.subject |
Generic health relevance |
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dc.subject |
3 Good Health and Well Being |
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dc.subject |
Science & Technology |
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dc.subject |
Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
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dc.subject |
Health Policy & Services |
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dc.subject |
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health |
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dc.subject |
Health Care Sciences & Services |
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dc.subject |
1117 Public Health and Health Services |
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dc.subject |
1402 Applied Economics |
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dc.subject |
Health services & systems |
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dc.subject |
1605 Policy and Administration |
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dc.subject |
4407 Policy and administration |
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dc.title |
Social health insurance in Nepal: A health system departure toward the universal health coverage. |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1002/hpm.2530 |
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pubs.issue |
3 |
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pubs.begin-page |
573 |
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pubs.volume |
33 |
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dc.date.updated |
2024-05-30T09:31:07Z |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd |
en |
dc.identifier.pmid |
29635799 (pubmed) |
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pubs.author-url |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29635799 |
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pubs.end-page |
580 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RetrictedAccess |
en |
pubs.subtype |
Review |
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pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
758406 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Optometry and Vision Science |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1099-1751 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2024-05-30 |
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pubs.online-publication-date |
2018-04-10 |
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