What services should be guaranteed in universal health-care systems?
Kadjo Yves Cedric Adja
1 2 , Davide Golinelli 1
1 Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo 12, 40126, Italy.
2 Corresponding author. Email: adjayvescedric@gmail.com
Journal of Primary Health Care 12(3) 193-194 https://doi.org/10.1071/HC20084
Published: 9 September 2020
Journal Compilation © Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners 2020 This is an open access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Abstract
COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of public, universal and equal access health-care, and reminded us that challenges are always incumbent for health-care systems. Because accessible and universal health-care systems will be critical into the future, it will be crucial to earmark adequate resources, fostering the financing of sectors that for many years have been neglected such as primary care and public health, and investments in new models of care and in health-related workforce.
KEYwords: Universal health coverage; primary care; health-care expenditure; pandemic; climate change
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