United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting on universal health coverage (UHC) and invited heads of state, political and health leaders, policy-makers, and universal health coverage champions to advocate for health for all.
This meeting, held under the theme “Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to Build a Healthier World,” aimed to accelerate progress toward UHC, including financial risk protection; access to quality essential health-care services, and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines; and vaccines for all.
The meeting aims to garner financial and political commitments from countries and sustain health investments, and willl result in a political declaration on universal health coverage, negotiated by Member States and endorsed by Heads of State.
What are the updates from the meeting?
- - Update #3: Multilateral agencies launch a joint plan to boost global health goals
- - Update #2: WHO welcomes landmark UN declaration on universal health coverage
- - Update #1: Countries must invest at least 1% more of GDP on primary health care to eliminate glaring coverage gaps
- - Watch: What is UHC?
- - Learn more about UHC