Remarks at the 2019 UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage

Malpass, David

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE;    ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES;    MATERNAL MORTALITY;    CHILD MORTALITY;    LOWER INCOME COUNTRIES;   

RP-ID  :  142060

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about the importance of accelerating progress toward universal health coverage (UHC), which is critical in alleviating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. He highlighted on the role of IDA in funding the low-income countries for healthcare. He stated that the IDA funding was not enough and estimated a financing gap to achieve UHC in fifty-four of the poorest countries. He proposed four priority areas to close that gap. He concluded by saying that the country leadership is critical to build a healthier, prosperous, promising future for their people.