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A <\/span>new <\/span>open-<\/span>access <\/span>research <\/span>article <\/span>published <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>International <\/span>Journal <\/span>for <\/span>Equity <\/span>in <\/span>Health<\/span> examines <\/span>Somalia\u2019s <\/span><\/a>progress <\/span>toward <\/span>achieving <\/span>universal <\/span>health <\/span>coverage (<\/span>UHC) <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>context <\/span>of <\/span>ongoing <\/span>fragility <\/span>and <\/span>conflict. <\/span>Titled <\/span>“<\/span>Universal <\/span>health <\/span>coverage <\/span>in <\/span>fragile <\/span>and <\/span>conflict-<\/span>affected <\/span>States: <\/span>insights <\/span>from <\/span>Somalia,”<\/span><\/em> the <\/span>study, <\/span>authored <\/span>by <\/span>Zlatko <\/span>Nikoloski, <\/span>Mubarik <\/span>M. <\/span>Mohamoud, <\/span>and <\/span>Elias <\/span>Mossialos, <\/span>presents <\/span>an <\/span>updated <\/span>assessment <\/span>of <\/span>Somalia\u2019s <\/span>health <\/span>system, <\/span>using <\/span>a <\/span>UHC <\/span>index <\/span>that <\/span>evaluates <\/span>access <\/span>to <\/span>essential <\/span>health <\/span>services <\/span>and <\/span>financial <\/span>protection. <\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>authors <\/span>identify <\/span>persistent <\/span>inequities <\/span>linked <\/span>to <\/span>socio-<\/span>economic <\/span>status, <\/span>education, <\/span>and <\/span>health <\/span>infrastructure, <\/span>and <\/span>highlight <\/span>the <\/span>heightened <\/span>risk <\/span>of <\/span>catastrophic <\/span>health <\/span>expenditures <\/span>among <\/span>the <\/span>poorest <\/span>populations. <\/span>Despite <\/span>formidable <\/span>challenges, <\/span>the <\/span>study <\/span>offers <\/span>valuable <\/span>insights <\/span>into <\/span>the <\/span>structural <\/span>barriers <\/span>to <\/span>UHC <\/span>in <\/span>fragile <\/span>states <\/span>and <\/span>calls <\/span>for <\/span>targeted <\/span>policy <\/span>responses <\/span>to <\/span>improve <\/span>healthcare <\/span>access <\/span>and <\/span>equity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A new open-access research article published in the International Journal for Equity in Health examines Somalia\u2019s progress toward achieving universal health coverage (UHC) in the context of ongoing fragility and conflict. Titled “Universal health coverage in fragile and conflict-affected States: insights from Somalia,” the study, authored by Zlatko Nikoloski, Mubarik M. Mohamoud, and Elias Mossialos,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":559,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[],"tags":[122,135],"document_type":[2321],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents\/987770795"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/documents"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987770795"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents\/987770795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987770809,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents\/987770795\/revisions\/987770809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987770795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987770795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987770795"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=987770795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}