It is time to get progress towards health for all back on track.
The United Nations High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage, held on 21 September 2023, reaffirmed that healthy people are the foundation of healthy societies and economies, and that UHC is central to achieving all of the Sustainable Development Goals.
https://www.un.org/en/
And yet:
Half of the world’s population does not have access to essential health services.
An estimated 2 billion people face financial hardship due to out-of-pocket health expenses, including 344 million people living in extreme poverty.
Since the launch of the SDGs in 2015 – even before the COVID-19 pandemic – the expansion of health service coverage had stalled and financial protection had deteriorated.
The pandemic has set countries further back in their journey towards universal health coverage. It has also showed why UHC is so important.
#PANDEMIC #HEALTH_SERVICE #PEACE_WORLD #PEACE_WALK #HWPL #DPCW_1038 #INTERNATIONAL DAY #UN #WARP_OFFICE #IWPG #IPYG
It’s time for action.
More information can be found on the official campaign microsite:
www.universalhealthcoverageday.org
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