UHC and Equity In Health Care Flashcards
(16 cards)
UHC means that ________ have ________ to the health services they ______ , ______ and ______ they need them, without ________.
It includes the full range of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care
all ; access
need ; when
where
financial hardship.
Universal health coverage (UHC) aims to provide health care to all people with the overall objective of ensuring _____________ i.e everyone who needs quality health services should be able to get it
equity in access
Objectives of UHC
Equity in access to health services—those who need health services should get them, not only those __________________;
That the quality of health services is good enough to improve the health of those receiving services
Financial-risk protection that ensures the cost of using care does not expose individuals to risk of ______________.
who can pay for them;
financial hardship.
Universal coverage is firmly based on the WHO constitution of April 7 1948 declaring _______ a fundamental human right.
Health for All agenda set by the _______________ in _____.
Health for all by Year ______.
_____________________ (2000-2015).
_____________________ (2015-2030).
health
Alma Ata declaration ; 1978.
2000.
Millennium Development Goals
Sustainable Development Goals
Principles of UHC
List all
Availability
Adaptability
Equitable Access
Efficiency
Inclusiveness
Innovation
Quality
Choice
Approach to achieving UHC
Achieving UHC requires multiple approaches.
The ____________ approach
__________ approach
primary health care
Life course
UHC and the SDGs
In 2015, all 193 Member States of the United Nations agreed on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
UHC is included as target _____ under SDG _____ which provides an opportunity to promote a comprehensive and coherent approach to health, focusing on health systems strengthening (HSS)
8; 3
UHC is fundamental to achieving the SDGs.
T/F
T
SDGs are a set of ambitious agenda for a ________ , ________ and ________ world for all by ________
safer ; fairer
healthier ; 2030
SDG 3 is??
Good health and well-being
Equity in health can be defined as the absence of _________ ___________ in health.
Health equity means ensuring that ________ has the chance to be as _________ as possible.
systematic disparities
everyone ; healthy
Health disparities create health _________
inequities
Equality means ???
Equity means ?????
giving everyone the same thing.
giving people what they need to reach their best health.
Health equality means everyone receives ____________ standard, while health equity means everyone receives __________________________ the same level of health.
the same
individualized care to bring them to
Examples of equity in health
Providing _____-cost services to those living in a low income household.
Although both men and women have breasts, investing in _______________ in women to reduce the incidence of breast cancers would be an equitable use of resources
Offering _____________________________ to those who work long hours and are unable to access care.
low
mammography
evening or late-night health appointments
A common criticism of universal health care is that the ???????
overall quality and variety of care declines
