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Global health security and universal health coverage: from a marriage of convenience to a strategic, effective partnership

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posted on 2023-06-09, 16:33 authored by Clare Wenham, Rebecca Katz, Charles Birungi, Lisa Boden, Mark Eccleston-Turner, Lawrence Gostin, Renzo Guinto, Mark Hellowell, Kristine Husøy Onarheim, Joshua HuttonJoshua Hutton, Anuj Kapilashrami, Emily Mendenhall, Alexandra Phelan, Marlee Tichenor, Devi Sridhar
Global health security and universal health coverage have been frequently considered as “two sides of the same coin”. Yet, greater analysis is required as to whether and where these two ideals converge, and what important differences exist. A consequence of ignoring their individual characteristics is to distort global and local health priorities in an effort to streamline policymaking and funding activities. This paper examines the areas of convergence and divergence between global health security and universal health coverage, both conceptually and empirically. We consider analytical concepts of risk and human rights as fundamental to both goals, but also identify differences in priorities between the two ideals. We support the argument that the process of health system strengthening provides the most promising mechanism of benefiting both goals.

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Journal

BMJ Global Health

ISSN

2059-7908

Publisher

BMJ Publishing Group

Issue

e00114

Volume

4

Page range

1-7

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  • SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications

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  • Sussex Sustainability Research Programme Publications

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Legacy Posted Date

2019-01-16

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2019-01-16

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2019-01-16

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