title: Education, leadership and partnerships: nursing potential for Universal Health Coverage.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to discuss possibilities of nursing contribution for universal health coverage.
  
  
  METHODS
  a qualitative study, performed by means of document analysis of the World Health Organization publications highlighting Nursing and Midwifery within universal health coverage.
  
  
  RESULTS
  documents published by nursing and midwifery leaders point to the need for coordinated and integrated actions in education, leadership and partnership development.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  this article represents a call for nurses, in order to foster reflection and understanding of the relevance of their work on the consolidation of the principles of universal health coverage.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Isabel Amélia Costa
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carla Aparecida Arena
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Auxiliadora
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Trevizan
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leila Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Marchi-Alves
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Valtuir Duarte
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: de Souza-Junior
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008880:Midwifery; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011247:Pregnancy; D036301:Qualitative Research; D019472:Universal Health Insurance