Government purchase of private health services in the Eastern Mediterranean region: opportunities and challenges for stewarding towards a universal health coverage focus

• David Clarke,
• Shehla Zaidi,
• Awad Mataria,
• Aya Thabet,
• Hassan Salah

Affiliations

David Clarke

PHC SP, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Shehla Zaidi

Global Business School of Health, University College London Faculty of Population Health Sciences, London, UK

Awad Mataria

Universal Health Coverage/ Health Systems, World Health Organisation Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt

Aya Thabet

Universal Health Coverage/ Health Systems, World Health Organisation Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt

Hassan Salah

Universal Health Coverage/ Health Systems, World Health Organisation Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt