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The Pandemic and Universal Health Care

The pharmacy counter inside a Pick n Pay Stores supermarket in Johannesburg.

The pharmacy counter inside a Pick n Pay Stores supermarket in Johannesburg.

Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

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Responding to the pandemic has required a lot from health-care systems. But the sheer scale of efforts to prevent this disease from crippling populations is also helping some countries accelerate their transition to universal health coverage.