Universal health coverage has garnered increased attention since Ebola ravaged West Africa in 2014, but has it been enough to create real momentum?
Raj Panjabi, CEO at Last Mile Health, told Devex that in the course of his work he has noted communities that are “days away from the nearest health facility.” It is likely, he warned, that there are people whose deaths from unknown diseases — Ebola, for example — remain unreported.
Counting former head of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Eric Goosby and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim as strong advocates of UHC, Panjabi told Devex the opportunity to push forward and capitalize on recent traction has never been better.
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Jacques Jimeno
Jacques is a former copy editor at Devex’s news production team. Previously, he worked with the Philippine Department of Tourism and the World Wide Fund for Nature.