[afro-nets] Global Health Check: New World Bank and WHO targets announced on health coverage for the poorest 40%

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New World Bank and WHO targets announced on health coverage for the poorest 40%

by Ceri Averill

At a high-level meeting in Tokyo a couple of weeks ago World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim was unequivocal – “achieving universal health coverage and equity in health are central to reaching the [World Bank] global goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and boost shared prosperity.” Kim’s emphasis on equity and the need ...
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