RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Global health security and universal health coverage: from a marriage of convenience to a strategic, effective partnership
JF BMJ Global Health
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e001145
DO 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001145
VO 4
IS 1
A1 Wenham, Clare
A1 Katz, Rebecca
A1 Birungi, Charles
A1 Boden, Lisa
A1 Eccleston-Turner, Mark
A1 Gostin, Lawrence
A1 Guinto, Renzo
A1 Hellowell, Mark
A1 Onarheim, Kristine Husøy
A1 Hutton, Joshua
A1 Kapilashrami, Anuj
A1 Mendenhall, Emily
A1 Phelan, Alexandra
A1 Tichenor, Marlee
A1 Sridhar, Devi
YR 2019
UL http://gh.bmj.com/content/4/1/e001145.abstract
AB Global health security and universal health coverage have been frequently considered as “two sides of the same coin”. Yet, greater analysis is required as to whether and where these two ideals converge, and what important differences exist. A consequence of ignoring their individual characteristics is to distort global and local health priorities in an effort to streamline policymaking and funding activities. This paper examines the areas of convergence and divergence between global health security and universal health coverage, both conceptually and empirically. We consider analytical concepts of risk and human rights as fundamental to both goals, but also identify differences in priorities between the two ideals. We support the argument that the process of health system strengthening provides the most promising mechanism of benefiting both goals.