Sustaining progress towards universal health coverage amidst a full-scale war: learning from Ukraine
Journal: Health Policy and Planning
Year: 2024

In the aftermath of Russia's military response to the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, the government of Ukraine implemented a package of health financing reforms underpinned by universal health coverage (UHC) principles. By the time of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the new systems and institutions envisaged in the reforms were largely established. In this Commentary article, we explain how these attributes strengthened the Ukrainian health system's response to the impacts