Towards Universal Health Coverage: The Centrality of Public Financing of Health at Times of Crisis – The Perils of Financialisation
This side event is central to the UHC financing and the equity
agenda. It will acknowledge phenomenon of financialisation of
health services which is growing and yet is not well understood,
offer lessons in terms of mitigation measures and it will draw
on the experience of South Africa in dealing with the private
sector as it strives to expand equitable coverage for its
population. Finally, it will offer a general message as to the
value of public financing of health systems especially in times of
crisis.