Post universal health coverage trend and geographical inequalities of mortality in Thailand

Post universal health coverage trend and geographical inequalities of mortality in Thailand

BACKGROUND Thailand has achieved remarkable improvement in health status since the achievement of universal health coverage in 2002. Health equity has improved significantly. However, challenges on health inequity still remain.This study aimed to determine the trends of geographical inequalities in disease specific mortality in Thailand after the country achieved universal health coverage. ME...

universal health coverage in thailand: achievement and experiences learned

universal health coverage in thailand: achievement and experiences learned doshmangir l1,2 (msc, phd), rashidian a3,4 (md, phd), bazyar m3* (msc, phd condidate) 1 department of health services management, iranian center of exellence in health management, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran 2 tabriz health services management research center, tabriz university of medical sciences...

Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere

سخن سردبیر Editorial مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی رفسنجان دوره هفدهم، خرداد 1398، 208-207       «پوشش همگانی بهداشت: هرکسی، هرجا»   Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere   محسن رضائیان[1]   M. Rezaeian   سازمان جهانی بهداشت World Health Organization (WHO)  هر ساله  هفتم آوریل (مصادف با هجدهم فروردین) را به عنوان روز جهانی بهداشت گرامی داشته و شعاری را برای آن انتخاب می‌کند. ...

Universal Health Coverage in Fragile and Humanitarian Contexts

Monitoring and Evaluating Progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Thailand

Before 2002, 30% of the entire Thai population of 63 million people remained uninsured. With the advent of the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) that combined a medical welfare lowincome card scheme and a government-subsidized voluntary health card scheme with a coverage extension to the remaining uninsured, Thailand achieved the status of universal health coverage (UHC) in 2002 in terms of insur...