dc.contributor.author |
Murewanhema, Grant
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dc.contributor.author |
Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa
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dc.contributor.author |
Herrera, Helena
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dc.contributor.author |
Musuka, Godfrey
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-10-18T10:33:50Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-10-18T10:33:50Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2021-10 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Timely access to quality healthcare services is a basic
human right. Governments globally have a responsibility to ensure
wider coverage and access, particularly to essential and lifesaving
healthcare services. For these reasons, there has been a strong call
for universal health coverage. Private medical insurance promotes
inequalities in accessing care, perpetuated by ever-widening
socioeconomic gaps. In resource-constrained settings, the lower and
more vulnerable social classes suffer more from disparities during
crisis times such as the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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dc.description.department |
School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) |
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dc.description.librarian |
dm2022 |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.samj.org.za |
en_US |
dc.identifier.citation |
Murewanhema, G., Dzinamarira, T., Herrera, H. et al. Ensuring accelerated accessibility and affordability of treatment services for COVID-19 patients in Zimbabwe: An urgent call to action. South African Medical Journal, vol. 111, no. 10, pp. 922, oct. 2021. doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i10.16035. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2078- 5135 (online) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0256-9574 (print) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i10.16035 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/87787 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Health and Medical Publishing Group |
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dc.rights |
This open-access article is distributed under
Creative Commons licence CC-BY-NC 4.0. |
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dc.subject |
Healthcare |
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dc.subject |
Universal health coverage (UHC) |
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dc.subject |
Accessibility |
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dc.subject |
COVID-19 pandemic |
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dc.subject |
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
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dc.subject |
Affordability |
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dc.subject |
Zimbabwe |
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dc.title |
Ensuring accelerated accessibility and affordability of treatment services for COVID-19 patients in Zimbabwe : an urgent call to action |
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dc.type |
Article |
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