ArticleDialogues in health2024
Measuring progress towards universal health coverage in 22 Middle East and North African countries.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Use of EQ-5D in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Literature Review.PharmacoEconomics · 2025Pooled it
- Enablers and barriers to MENA'S path to universal health coverage: A scoping review of UAE, Morocco and Yemen.Dialogues in health · 2026Article
- The Climate-Migration-Health Nexus: A Multisectoral Framework for Action, with Case Insights from MENA.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Universal health coverage in Lebanon: agenda setting using Kingdon's model and a proposed legal framework for revenue allocation.Frontiers in health services · 2025Article
- Healthcare Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Antibiotic Resistance and Use in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
- Cancer in the Oldest-Old Population in the MENA Region: Epidemiology and Temporal Trends Based on GBD 2021.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
Purpose: Monitoring progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) has become increasingly important, especially given the centrality of UHC in achieving the sustainable development goals. We sought to estimate the progress towards UHC in the 22 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. Methods: Employing the Joint World Bank and World Health Organization Framework for Monitoring UHC, we estimated the UHC index for MENA countries using both service coverage and financial protection indicators. We also explored the correlation between the UHC index with government expenditure/investment in health. Results: The 2021 UHC index ranged from 48.2 (Somalia) to 90.3 (United Arab Emirates) with a mean, median, and standard deviation of 74.9, 77.4, and 11.1, respectively, with significant differences between low-income and high-income countries. Service coverage lags behind financial protection in most MENA countries. There is a significant positive relationship between UHC and government health spending/investments. Conclusion: The majority of MENA countries are yet to achieve UHC. There is a need to expand healthcare services, especially PHC services, and adopt strategies that address concerns related to financial protection.
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