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Intro -- Contents -- Part I: Establishing Values -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Social Basis of Disparities in Health -- 3. Ethical Dimensions of Health Equity -- 4. Health Equity in a Globalizing World -- Part II: Assessing and Analyzing the Health Divide -- Introduction to Part II -- 5. Measuring Disparities in Health: Methods and Indicators -- 6. Health Equity: Perspectives, Measurability, and Criteria -- 7. China: Increasing Health Gaps in a Transitional Economy -- 8. Japan: Historical and Current Dimensions of Health and Health Equity -- 9. United States: Social Inequality and the Burden of Poor Health -- 10. Chile: Socioeconomic Differentials and Mortality in a Middle-Income Nation -- 11. Russia: Socioeconomic Dimensions of the Gender Gap in Mortality -- 12. Tanzania: Gaining Insights into Adolescent Lives and Livelihoods -- Part III: Tackling Root Causes -- Introduction to Part III -- 13. Gender, Health, and Equity: The Intersections -- 14. South Africa: Addressing the Legacy of Apartheid -- 15. Kenya: Uncovering the Social Determinants of Road Traffic Accidents -- 16. Bangladesh: An Intervention Study of Factors Underlying Increasing Equity in Child Survival -- 17. Sweden and Britain: The Impact of Policy Context on Inequities in Health -- Part IV: Building Efficient, Equitable Health Care Systems -- Introduction to the Issues -- 18. Health Care Financing: Assessing Its Relationship to Health Equity -- 19. Mexico: Marginality, Need, and Resource Allocation at the County Level -- 20. Vietnam: Efficient, Equity-Oriented Financial Strategies for Health -- Part V: Conclusion -- 21. Developing the Policy Response to Inequities in Health: A Global Perspective -- Contributors -- Panel of Referees -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E.

Since 2000, a growing number of governments around the world have made the political commitment to undertake reforms toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). According to our analysis, UHC efforts in 24 frontrunner countries have been massive and transformational. And with the recent adoption of UHC as a target in the Global Goals for 2030, policy makers are more than ever making it a priority to ensure that all their citizens have access to quality, essential health services and that no one falls into or remains in poverty because of paying for the care they need.