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Dec 12, 2023 · Universal health coverage (UHC) means that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. It covers the full continuum of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care.
As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, United Nations Member States have committed to ensuring universal health coverage (UHC) for their populations by 2030 so that all people have access to essential health services without suffering financial hardship.1 In fulfilling this commitment and the promotion and protection of the righ...
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Mar 2, 2023 · SciCheck Digest. Members of the World Health Organization are in the process of developing a new agreement to prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics. A preliminary draft presented in...
Feb 2, 2022 · Among his first acts in office one year ago, President Biden declared the United States would reengage with the World Health Organization (WHO), highlighting our nation’s commitment to...
Dec 10, 2017 · 10 December 2017. “The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition”. Almost 70 years after these words were adopted in the Constitution of the World Health Organization, they are more ...
Oct 6, 2022 · Universal health coverage (UHC) is about people having access to the health care they need without suffering financial hardship. UHC aims to achieve better health and development outcomes, help prevent people from falling into poverty due to illness, and give people the opportunity to lead healthier, more productive lives.