International journal of health policy and management
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Int J Health Policy Manag · Oct 2015
EditorialEthical Perspective: Five Unacceptable Trade-offs on the Path to Universal Health Coverage.
This article discusses what ethicists have called "unacceptable trade-offs" in health policy choices related to universal health coverage (UHC). Since the fiscal space is constrained, trade-offs need to be made. ⋯ Services of the latter kind include oral rehydration therapy for children with diarrhea and antibiotics for children with pneumonia. The article explains why such trade-offs are unfair and unacceptable even if political considerations may push in the opposite direction.