Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day | December 12
Universal health coverage means that all people have access to the health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. It includes the full range of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care.
Currently, at least half of the people in the world do not receive the health services they need. About 100 million people are pushed into extreme poverty each year because of out-of-pocket spending on health. This must change.
To make health for all a reality, we need: individuals and communities who have access to high quality health services so that they take care of their own health and the health of their families; skilled health workers providing quality, people-centred care; and policy-makers committed to investing in universal health coverage.
Universal health coverage should be based on strong, people-centred primary health care. Good health systems are rooted in the communities they serve. They focus not only on preventing and treating disease and illness, but also on helping to improve well-being and quality of life.
Three months after the historic UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage, join us on 12 December to tell leaders to Keep the Promise of health for all.
Investing in a population’s health pays dividends to the entire country. We must put the needs of the poorest and most marginalized groups first, not last.
This Universal Health Coverage Day 2019, Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Population, and WHO, Country Office for Nepal, will also invite everyone to take the first few steps to take care of their health (by checking their blood pressure and body mass index).
Campaign Materials
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- Global campaign Map - Let the world know your plans for WAAW 2019
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Key Asks
In early 2019, diverse actors across the UHC movement – from parliamentarians and civil society to the private sector and academia – shared their calls to action for leaders ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage. This participatory process resulted in the Key Asks from the UHC Movement, which helped influence the most ambitious and comprehensive political declaration on health in history.
In the campaign to Keep the Promise, our Key Asks remain the same:
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