The goal of every health system is (or ought to be) universal health care. This goal is reflected in obligations nations have assumed under a number of international, regional and domestic legal and policy frameworks. In general, these frameworks provide broad guidelines, leaving each country at...

A common feature of all high performing health systems is their anchor on equity, fairness and universal access to health services – the trinity of better health. While some countries, such as Britain and Canada, have attained this threshold, others with nascent and fragile health systems,...

The possibility of attaining the benchmarks specified under the health-related aspects of the Millennium Development Goal (health-MDGs) in Africa come 2015 ranges from slim to nil. Atrocious health indices in the vast majority of countries in the region provide the starkest proof. This paper...