How and why policy-practice gaps come about: a South African Universal Health Coverage context

• Main Authors: Janet Michel (Author), Natsayi Chimbindi (Author), Nthabiseng Mohlakoana (Author), Marsha Orgill (Author), Till Bärnighausen (Author), Brigit Obrist (Author), Fabrizio Tediosi (Author), David Evans (Author), Di McIntryre (Author), Hans T Bressers (Author), Marcel Tanner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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# Background South Africa, like many other countries is currently piloting National Health Insurance (NHI) reforms aimed at achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Existing health policy implementation experience has demonstrated that new policies have sometimes generated unexpected and negative...