Results for Development Institute's Davidson Gwatkin, Brian Latko, Gina Lagomarsino and David de Ferranti are among the co-authors of two related Lancet commentaries on the topic of universal health coverage, which appeared together as online publications on November 16, 2010.

The piece authored by Brian Latko, Gina Lagomarsino and David de Ferranti discusses the growing global movement for universal health coverage, and the attention universal coverage is receiving within countries as well as at a regional and global level. It highlights the potential of universal health coverage to support and advance other global health and development goals, and calls for increased alignment and harmonization from the global community to realize this potential. The piece was co-authored by Jose Gomes Temporao, Julio Frenk, Timothy Evans, Lincoln Chen and Ariel Pablos-Mendez.

View the Lancet piece The growing movement for universal health coverage

The piece authored by Davidson Gwatkin focuses on the equity implications of moving toward universal health coverage in low/middle-income countries. It emphasizes the need to include underserved populations in reform plans early on, citing examples from Mexico and Brazil that both expanded coverage and enhanced equity. The piece was co-authored by Alex Ergo of Broad Branch Associates.

View the Lancet piece Universal health coverage: friend or foe of health equity?