altUniversal health coverage ensures that all people have access to needed  preventive, curative and rehabilitative health services, while also ensuring those who use these services do not suffer financial hardship.  Moving towards universal coverage requires a strong, efficient health system and financing.   
Participating in this special symposium will be more than 1800 policy-makers, researchers and funders from across the world, tasked with identifying what works and what doesn’t, and the best types of research to support access to health services for all.
The Symposium is hosted by the Peking University Health Sciences Center, and co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and BRAC University in Bangladesh.

WHEN: Wednesday 31 October – Saturday 3 November 2012

SELECTED SESSIONS:

Health financing in post-conflict states: What do we know and what are the gaps?

THE CHINA EXPERIENCE: China is among the countries being highlighted as it undergoes a major health system reform:


WHERE: Beijing International Convention Center, No.8 Beichen Dong Road, Chaoyang District www.bicc.com.cn