This process is put into perspective with a more general socio-history of the Ivorian state. UHC, while being partially the result of the country’s alignment with certain global health standards, is the subject of intense political investment. Thus, it is in the center of the electoral game and constitutes one of Alassane Ouattara’s major commitment. The latter seeks to demonstrate its action in favor of the most precarious populations, remaining for the time isolated from the economic benefits of the country's growth. Despite all the limitations discussed in this article, UHC in Côte d'Ivoire appears to be more advanced than in other West African countries. It is also at the heart of issues that go far beyond the perimeter of the space that circumscribes it as public policy. In this perspective, it becomes an observatory of much more global phenomena such as the attempt to restore its legitimacy by the Ivorian political regime or the redefinition of the borders between the public and the private.

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