Monitoring and evaluating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in South Africa

John E Ataguba; Candy Day; Di McIntyre

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001686

Monitoring and evaluating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in South Africa

PLoS Med. 2014 Sep 22;11(9):e1001686. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001686. eCollection 2014 Sep.

Authors

John E Ataguba¹, Candy Day², Di McIntyre¹

Affiliations

¹ Health Economics Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
² Health Systems Trust, Durban, South Africa.

Abstract

This paper is a country case study for the Universal Health Coverage Collection, organized by WHO. John E. Ataguba and colleagues illustrate progress towards UHC and its monitoring and evaluation in South Africa.

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Publication types

Evaluation Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Health Care Reform / economics*
Health Care Reform / standards*
Health Care Reform / trends
Healthcare Disparities / economics
Healthcare Disparities / standards
Healthcare Disparities / trends
Humans
Socioeconomic Factors
South Africa
Universal Health Insurance / economics*
Universal Health Insurance / standards*
Universal Health Insurance / trends

Grants and funding

The paper was funded through the World Health Organization's Universal Health Coverage case studies. No funding bodies had any role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.