“When health-care costs represent more than 10% of a household’s total consumption they are called catastrophic payments. For more than 5·1% of Indian households this is their reality.” — The Lancet Copy Share Image
“In addition to political will, UHC requires sufficient numbers of well-trained and motivated staff with adequate resources for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and professional development,… — The Lancet Copy Share
“Similar irrational protests, set amidst equally tragic social consequences from health-care impoverishment, are taking place around the world, including the USA.” — The Lancet Copy Share
“Good quality health delivery systems with universal access protect individuals from illness, stimulate economic growth, and fight poverty by keeping people healthy. They also… — The Lancet Copy Share
“Health,1 emphasised this idea of health as an investment rather than an expenditure. The 2001 report of the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health2 took… — The Lancet Copy Share
“early cross-country studies generally reported weak evidence of a health spending effect on mortality indicators, whereas socioeconomic factors—especially income—often proved to be highly associated… — The Lancet Copy Share
“Regardless of the euphemism chosen to describe shared payments, they are in reality a locked gate that prevents access to health care for many… — The Lancet Copy Share
“Every year some 150 million people face severe financial hardship and 100 million are pushed below the poverty line because they fall ill, use… — The Lancet Copy Share
“The conclusions support WHO Director-General Margaret Chan’s assertion (see Profile) that “universal coverage is the single most powerful concept that public health has to… — The Lancet Copy Share
“According to a World Report in this issue, more than 60 million people in India were forced below the poverty line by health-care costs in 2011.” — The Lancet Copy Share
“The paradox of health care is that it is one of the most powerful ways of fighting poverty, yet can itself become an impoverishing… — The Lancet Copy Share
“When health-care costs represent more than 10% of a household’s total consumption they are called catastrophic payments. For more than 5·1% of Indian households… — The Lancet Copy Share
