@article { author = {Paremoer, Lauren}, title = {Universal Health Coverage for Non-communicable Diseases and Health Equity: Reflections on the Role of Ideas and Democratic Decision-Making; Comment on “Universal Health Coverage for Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Equity: Lessons from Australian Primary Healthcare”}, journal = {International Journal of Health Policy and Management}, volume = {11}, number = {5}, pages = {711-713}, year = {2022}, publisher = {Kerman University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2322-5939}, eissn = {2322-5939}, doi = {10.34172/ijhpm.2021.117}, abstract = {Fisher et al have published a thought-provoking article exploring the complex relationship between universal health coverage (UHC) and equity. This commentary builds on two of the lessons they highlight: the importance of ideas in determining how exactly UHC advances equity, and the political difficulties of addressing the commercial determinants of health. I argue that equity in UHC can be advanced through interventions that address popular prejudices against public health systems, greater emphasis on structural and commercial drivers of ill-health in health professionals’ training, and by ensuring meaningful public participation in decision-making about the institutionalisation and management of UHC. These strategies are important for ensuring that the political, power-laden nature of concepts such as “universality”, “health” and “care” are explicitly acknowledged and publicly debated – rather than continuing the current trend of allowing technocrats to reduce UHC to a matter of efficiently and expeditiously financing curative healthcare services.}, keywords = {Social Determinants of Health,Universal Health Coverage,Health Equity}, url = {https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4111.html}, eprint = {https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4111_5ba536a25bed57ff60c7244a096f4268.pdf} }