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THE BIG PUSHTOWARD UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE: METRICS, DATA, AND IMPACT

The developing world is in the midst of a big push toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). There is, however, confusion about what UHC means and how to measure it. As a result it is unclear how far countries are from reaching UHC, and the degree to which different UHC-inspired reforms have actually helped move countries towards UHC. Join us for this month’s Policy Research Talk as Adam Wagstaff exposes the limitations of often-used UHC definitions and metrics, proposes a new UHC index that reflects a more satisfactory definition of UHC, and presents results for selected countries.

LIGHT LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED

CHAIR

ADAM WAGSTAFF

OVERVIEW

Research Manager, Research Department, World Bank Group

Director of the Research Department, World Bank Group

ASLI DEMIRGÜÇ-KUNT

TIM EVANSSenior Director, Health, Nutrition, and Population Global Practice, World Bank Group

DEC POLICY RESEARCH TALKS

SPEAKERS

October 2612:30 - 2:00 PMWorld BankMC 13-121