How is equity approached in universal health coverage? An analysis of global and country policy documents in Benin and Senegal

• Main Authors: Elisabeth Paul (Author), Céline Deville (Author), Oriane Bodson (Author), N'koué Emmanuel Sambiéni (Author), Ibrahima Thiam (Author), Marc Bourgeois (Author), Valéry Ridde (Author), Fabienne Fecher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Equity seems inherent to the pursuance of universal health coverage (UHC), but it is not a natural consequence of it. We explore how the multidimensional concept of equity has been approached in key global UHC policy documents, as well as in country-level UHC policies. Methods We...