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Sexual and reproductive health services in universal health coverage: a review of recent evidence from low- and middle-income countries
If universal health coverage (UHC) cannot be achieved without the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of the population being met, what then is the current situation vis-à-vis universal coverage of SRH services, and the extent to which SRH services have been prioritised in national UHC plans...
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description | If universal health coverage (UHC) cannot be achieved without the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of the population being met, what then is the current situation vis-à-vis universal coverage of SRH services, and the extent to which SRH services have been prioritised in national UHC plans and processes? This was the central question that guided this critical review of more than 200 publications between 2010 and 2019. The findings are the following. The Essential Package of Healthcare Services (EPHS) across many countries excludes several critical SRH services (e.g. safe abortion services, reproductive cancers) that are already poorly available. Inadequate international and domestic public funding of SRH services contributes to a sustained burden of out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) and inequities in access to SRH services. Policy and legal barriers, restrictive gender norms and gender-based inequalities challenge the delivery and access to quality SRH services. The evidence is mixed as to whether an expanded role and scope of the private sector improves availability and access to services of underserved populations. As momentum gathers towards SRH and UHC, the following actions are necessary and urgent. Advocacy for greater priority for SRH in government EPHS and health budgets aligned with SRH and UHC goals is needed. Implementation of stable and sustained financing mechanisms that would reduce the proportion of SRH-financing from OOPE is a priority. Evidence, moving from descriptive towards explanatory studies which provide insights into the “hows” and “whys” of processes and pathways are essential for guiding policy and programme actions. |
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spelling | pubmed-78879922021-03-30 Sexual and reproductive health services in universal health coverage: a review of recent evidence from low- and middle-income countries Ravindran, T. K. Sundari Govender, Veloshnee Sex Reprod Health Matters Review Articles If universal health coverage (UHC) cannot be achieved without the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of the population being met, what then is the current situation vis-à-vis universal coverage of SRH services, and the extent to which SRH services have been prioritised in national UHC plans and processes? This was the central question that guided this critical review of more than 200 publications between 2010 and 2019. The findings are the following. The Essential Package of Healthcare Services (EPHS) across many countries excludes several critical SRH services (e.g. safe abortion services, reproductive cancers) that are already poorly available. Inadequate international and domestic public funding of SRH services contributes to a sustained burden of out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) and inequities in access to SRH services. Policy and legal barriers, restrictive gender norms and gender-based inequalities challenge the delivery and access to quality SRH services. The evidence is mixed as to whether an expanded role and scope of the private sector improves availability and access to services of underserved populations. As momentum gathers towards SRH and UHC, the following actions are necessary and urgent. Advocacy for greater priority for SRH in government EPHS and health budgets aligned with SRH and UHC goals is needed. Implementation of stable and sustained financing mechanisms that would reduce the proportion of SRH-financing from OOPE is a priority. Evidence, moving from descriptive towards explanatory studies which provide insights into the “hows” and “whys” of processes and pathways are essential for guiding policy and programme actions. Taylor & Francis 2020-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7887992/ /pubmed/32530387 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26410397.2020.1779632 Text en © 2020 World Health Organization. Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution IGO License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. There should be no suggestion that the World Health Organization endorses any specific organization, products or services. This notice should be preserved along with the article's original URL. The authors are staff members of the World Health Organization and are themselves alone responsible for the views expressed in the Article, which do not necessarily represent the views, decisions, or policies of the World Health Organization or Taylor & Francis Group. |
spellingShingle | Review Articles Ravindran, T. K. Sundari Govender, Veloshnee Sexual and reproductive health services in universal health coverage: a review of recent evidence from low- and middle-income countries |
title | Sexual and reproductive health services in universal health coverage: a review of recent evidence from low- and middle-income countries |
title_full | Sexual and reproductive health services in universal health coverage: a review of recent evidence from low- and middle-income countries |
title_fullStr | Sexual and reproductive health services in universal health coverage: a review of recent evidence from low- and middle-income countries |
title_full_unstemmed | Sexual and reproductive health services in universal health coverage: a review of recent evidence from low- and middle-income countries |
title_short | Sexual and reproductive health services in universal health coverage: a review of recent evidence from low- and middle-income countries |
title_sort | sexual and reproductive health services in universal health coverage: a review of recent evidence from low- and middle-income countries |
topic | Review Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7887992/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32530387 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26410397.2020.1779632 |
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