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O. B. K. Dingake People with tuberculosis (TB) experience infringements of their human rights on a daily basis. In far too many cases, they lack access to effective testing and treatment, face discrimination in employment and health care settings, and…

Photo credit: F. Noy, UNHCR, via Creative Commons Table of Contents PDF Special Section: Universal Health Coverage and Human Rights in collaboration with UConn Health Editorial The Contributions of Human Rights to Universal Health…

Everaldo Lamprea and Johnattan García Abstract This paper explores Colombia’s road toward universal health care coverage. Using a policy-based approach, we show how, in Colombia, the legal expansion of health coverage is not sufficient and requires…

Lisa Forman, Claudia Beiersmann, Claire E. Brolan, Martin McKee, Rachel Hammonds, and Gorik Ooms Abstract Can the right to health, and particularly the core obligations of states specified under this right, assist in formulating and implementing…

Audrey R. Chapman Recently, there has been a growing push for countries to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) in order to strengthen health systems and improve health equity and access to health services. UHC has been identified by some as the…

Antenor Hallo de Wolf and Brigit Toebes Abstract The goal of universal health coverage is to “ensure that all people obtain the health services they need without suffering financial hardship when paying for them.” There are many connections between…