Health Financing and Policies in the Transition to Universal Health Coverage–Uganda as a Spotlight

Abstract

The problem of the uninsured has been a major focus of health policy debate for decades all over the World. The call for drastic change in the health sector has never been so urgent today than ever before. Humanity faces enormous crises and health related challenges. Before the pandemic the global economy was staggering and fragile; the consequent recovery has increased inequalities in access to health needs. Consequently, creating societies that may be unproductive and unsustainable. This requires transformative health reforms based on health financing and policy aspects. Yet the sector’s mainstream persists in doing business as usual, with no meaningful impact to global aspirations set out in the 2030 Agenda for Universal Health Coverage. The purpose of this perspective is to lay out a framework for policymakers to think about how policy reforms might fit to context of universal health coverage in low- and middle-income countries. The future of health insurance and the pursuit of innovative health financing approaches that we need to know to achieve implementation of National Health Insurance Scheme in Uganda.