Briefing papersMay 2020Emma SammanA group of doctors in Ethiopia. Photo: USAID Ethiopia/Nena TerrellThis briefing highlights key insights from a recent ODI event, 'Towards universal health systems: leaving no one behind’, which provided an opportunity for a wide-ranging discussion on how Covid-19 is affecting healthcare systems worldwide, and the potential it offers for building better health systems. Combing research on how universal health systems have developed, it is organised under three themes: (1) how Covid-19 is exposing the fragility of health systems; (2) the potential the crisis offers for expanding universal health coverage (UHC); and (3) how best to capitalise upon this potential.This publication is part of ODI’s series on coronavirus. It showcases emerging ideas and rapid initial analysis from ODI experts.Read the research Towards universal health systems in the Covid-19 era: opportunities and threatsDocumentpdfRelated From pandemics to poverty: hotspots of vulnerability in times of crisisThis brief outlines countries, sub-national areas and populations in or near poverty that need to be prioritised in the response to coronavirus.Briefing papers9 April 2020 Towards universal health coverage: leaving no one behindExploring the constraints, enabling factors and strategies used in the roll-out of universal health coverage (UHC).Webinar8 April 2020 Busting four myths about Universal Health CoverageWhile there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach, all countries can move towards Universal Health Coverage – but opinions around it are often misinformed.Articles and blogs18 December 2019The 'leave no one behind' indexThe ’leave no one behind’ index monitors whether countries are set up to meet their commitments to ’leave no one behind’.Briefing papers17 July 2017See more:healthcoronavirusinequalitypovertyGlobal
