Jeremy Leaming·May 23Go Low, Lean Into Negativity, and Don’t Be SilencedCentrist Calls for Staying Above the Fray and Kindness Are Self-Serving and Meant to Conform — Be kind was an incessant mantra at the last nonprofit “progressive” advocacy group I wasted time at. Kindness was bandied about in the three-state offices by the powers-that-be, three white women at or nearing retirement age clinging to soft jobs with big paychecks. …Universal Health Coverage5 min readUniversal Health Coverage5 min read
Nigeria Health Watch·May 17Accelerating the Implementation of the NHIA Act to Improve Health Insurance Coverage in NigeriaIbukun Oguntola and Dabri Ohanu Olohije (Lead Writers) The enactment of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act in May 2022 has been lauded as a giant step towards addressing barriers to the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Aimed at bridging the gaps in the NHIS legislation, which it…Universal Health Coverage8 min readUniversal Health Coverage8 min read
Shania·May 15Combatting Antibiotic Resistance: Integrating One Health and Universal Health Coverage for Effective SolutionsAll countries today are facing the challenge of antibiotic resistance. The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) study reveals that neonates increasingly die of neonatal sepsis caused by drug-resistant bacterial infections. The problem of drug-resistant infections in humans extends hospital admissions, increases hospital admission costs, and the mortality of…Universal Health Coverage2 min readUniversal Health Coverage2 min read
Stephen·Apr 23A Formerly Dislocated ShoulderOn Wednesday evening (the 19th of this month) I had been making soup. Twas a lovely split pea and vegetable soup that I had thought long and hard about. I had decided earlier that week to make a “green soup,” a typical dinner for me. Typically containing a three-bean blend…Universal Health Coverage11 min readUniversal Health Coverage11 min read
Nigeria Health Watch·Apr 8#HealthForAll in Nigeria: Four Key Milestones to Build Resilient Health Systems for Universal Health CoverageBy Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writer) Every year on the 7th of April, the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World Health Day (WHD), a day set aside to commemorate the anniversary of the ratification of the constitution of the WHO. …Universal Health Coverage7 min readUniversal Health Coverage7 min read
Jeremy Leaming·Apr 2Wisconsin WrangledRural Voters and D.C. Interests Make Progress Complex and Expensive Wisconsin is enjoying national media attention for population decline in its largest city and an outlandishly expensive state judicial election, all of which makes tourist agencies despair. The state’s big city Milwaukee, according to 2020 Census data is wobbly, segregated…Universal Health Coverage4 min readUniversal Health Coverage4 min read
LHSS Project·Mar 24Three Lessons for Making Sure Plans and Budgets Match National Health PrioritiesThe LHSS-JLN Learning Exchange on Institutionalizing Explicit Processes for Setting National Health Priorities — By Sarah Insanally and Julia Watson It’s a shared frustration for many ministries of health seeking to advance progress towards universal health coverage: even when they follow well-established priority-setting processes, with inclusive stakeholder consultation, there is no guarantee that the resulting health priorities will be reflected in national health plans…Universal Health Coverage4 min readUniversal Health Coverage4 min read
Paul Fiolkowski·Mar 21Freeriders and Healthcare? Seriously?Yeah, I saw that mentioned in a discussion about Universal health care (UHC). Y'know, that concept never comes up over here (and I have lived in 4 countries outside the USA). It’s uniquely American to think in those terms. …Universal Health Coverage3 min readUniversal Health Coverage3 min read
Jeremy Leaming·Mar 20The Uncaring NationsDisregard of Vulnerable Communities Festers in U.S. — Poverty in the U.S. is unrelenting but so easy to shun for a nation driven by a fierce love of property and harboring a suspect care for human rights. During the height of the covid19 global pandemic, which took more than one million lives in the U.S., inequalities were laid…Universal Health Coverage3 min readUniversal Health Coverage3 min read
Christopher M. Hughes, MD·Feb 20Reconciling Anat Schenker-Osorio, Mariana Mazzucato, Jonah Berger, Dan Ariely, and me.I have been following the work of Anat Schenker-Osorio, hereafter ASO, for quite some time. But lately I’ve become more of a fan. I found an interview with her from “The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow” podcast from about three years ago. It covered a fair amount of territory for…Universal Health Coverage7 min readUniversal Health Coverage7 min read
