WHO Health Systems Director Discusses Challenges To Delivering Universal Health Coverage In Devex Interview

Devex: Q&A: WHO’s health systems chief on reaching UHC
“A growing international political consensus is emerging around reaching universal health coverage. … Dr. Rüdiger Krech, the WHO’s director of health systems and innovation, said overcoming the barriers to delivering basic medical care will require not just political commitments but global collaboration, policy implementation, and sustained follow-through. He spoke to Devex about both the challenges and how they should be addressed…” (Green, 11/9).

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