March 24, 2017 – The Lancet Global Health Commission on High Quality Health Systems in the SDG Era (HQSS Commission) was launched two weeks ago drawing attention to the fact that access to healthcare, in and of itself, is not sufficient to meet the (health part of the) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Rather, it is access…
March 20, 2017 – The Lancet Commission on High Quality Health Systems in the SDG Era (HQSS Commission) held its first meeting in Boston on March 13 – 15, 2017. The Commission brings together 30 commissioners from 18 countries, with expertise in academia, government, non-government organizations, and community organizations with the aim to…
March 17, 2017 – Improving people’s access to health care around the world has been a major focus of global health experts in recent years. Now they are turning their attention to the quality of that care—especially in low- and middle-income countries that often bear…
March 13, 2017 – The Millennium Development Goals on health have expanded access to basic health interventions to millions of people in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, access alone will not be sufficient to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if health systems cannot provide high quality care…
