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health coverage - Health financing atlas 2018</a></p> <h3>World Health Reports</h3> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/whr/en/" target="_blank">World Health Report 2013: Research for universal health coverage</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/whr/2010/en/index.html" target="_blank">World Health Report 2010 - Health systems financing: the path to universal coverage</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/whr/2008/en/index.html" target="_blank">World Health Report 2008 - Primary health care (now more than ever)</a></p> <p><b style="font-size: 1.17em;"><a name="rcr"></a><a name="rcr"></a>Regional Committee resolutions</b></p> <p>EM/RC61/R.1<br />Annual report of the Regional Director for 2013<br /><a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC61_Resolutions_2014_R1_15553_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC61/R.1">English</a> | <a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC61_Resolutions_2014_R1_15557_AR.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC61/R.1 - Arabic">Arabic</a> | <a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC61_Resolutions_2014_R1_15561_FR.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC61/R.1 - French">French</a><b style="font-size: 1.17em;"><br /></b></p> <p>EM/RC60/R.2<br /> Universal health coverage<br /> <a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC60_Resolutions_2013_R2_15135_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC60/R.2 - English">English</a> | <a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC60_Resolutions_2013_R2_15155_AR.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC60/R.2 - Arabic">Arabic</a> | <a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC60_Resolutions_2013_R2_15145_FR.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC60/R.2 - French">French</a></p> <p>EM/RC59/R.3<br /> Health systems strengthening in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region: challenges, priorities and options for future action<br /> <a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC_Resolutions_2012_3_14693_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC59/R.3 - English">English</a> | <a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC_Resolutions_2012_3_14708_AR.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC59/R.3 - Arabic">Arabic</a> | <a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC_Resolutions_2012_3_14699_FR.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC59/R.3 - French">French</a></p> <p>EM/RC57/R.7<br /> Strategic directions to improve health care financing in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: moving towards universal  coverage 2011–2015<br /> <a href="/docs/EM_RC57_r7_en.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC57/R.7 - English">English</a>| <a href="/docs/EM_RC57_r7_ar.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC57/R.7 - Arabic">Arabic</a> | <a href="/docs/EM_RC57_r7_fr.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC57/R.7 - French">French</a></p> <h3><a name="rcp"></a>Related Regional Committee papers</h3> <p>EM/RC60/Tech.Disc.2<br /> Towards universal health coverage: challenges, opportunities and roadmap<br /> <a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC_Techn_paper_2013_tech_disc_2_15016_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC60/Tech.Disc.2 - English">English</a> | <a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC_Techn_paper_2013_tech_disc_2_15017_AR.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC60/Tech.Disc.2 - Arabic">Arabic</a> | <a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC_Techn_paper_2013_tech_disc_2_15018_FR.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC60/Tech.Disc.2 - French">French</a></p> <p>EM/RC59/Tech.Disc.1<br /> Health systems strengthening in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region:challenges, priorities and options for future action<br /> <a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC_technical_papers_2012_Tech_Disc_1_14613_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC59/Tech.Disc.1 - English">English</a> | <a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC_technical_papers_2012_Tech_Disc_1_14645_AR.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC59/Tech.Disc.1 - Arabic">Arabic</a> | <a href="http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/RC_technical_papers_2012_Tech_Disc_1_14663_FR.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC59/Tech.Disc.1 - French">French</a></p> <p>EM/RC57/Tech.Disc.1<br /> Strategic directions to improve health care financing in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: moving towards universal  coverage 2011–2015<br /> <a href="/docs/EM_RC57_r7_en.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC57/Tech.Disc.1 - English">English</a>| <a href="/docs/EM_RC57_r7_ar.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC57/Tech.Disc.1 - Arabic">Arabic</a> | <a href="/docs/EM_RC57_r7_fr.pdf" target="_blank" title="EM/RC57/Tech.Disc.1 - French">French</a></p> <h3><a name="wha"></a><b>World Health Assembly</b></h3> <p><a href="http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA66/A66_24-en.pdf" target="_blank">A66/24 Universal health coverage - Report by the Secretariat, 22 March 2013</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/health_financing/documents/cov-wharesolution5833/en/" target="_blank">WHA58.33 Sustainable health financing, universal coverage and social health insurance, 2005</a></p> <p><a href="http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA64/A64_R9-en.pdf" target="_blank">WHA64.9 Sustainable health financing structures and universal cover</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="socialbar" class="sticky" style="height: 54px;"><a class="sharebtn">Share</a> <ul class="nobulls" style="display: none;"> <li><a class="ir facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=&t=" title="Share on Facebook" target="_blank" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Social media', 'Sharing', 'Facebook',,true]); window.open('https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURIComponent(document.URL) + '&t=' + encodeURIComponent(document.URL)); return false; ">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?" target="_blank" title="Tweet" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Social media', 'Sharing', 'Twitter',,true]); window.open('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=' + encodeURIComponent(jQuery('span.name').text()) + ':%20 ' + encodeURIComponent(document.URL)); 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