title: No universal health coverage without strong local health systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, 2000, Antwerp, Belgium .
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meessen
authors.affiliation: Brussels, Belgium .
authors.forename: Belma
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Malanda
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006285:Health Planning; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019472:Universal Health Insurance; D014944:World Health Organization