Creating healthy life trajectories: universal health coverage and a life course approach
Technical Brief
9 February 2023
| Technical document
Overview
Universal health coverage (UHC) enables all people to obtain the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. Countries can tailor UHC packages towards national priorities and resources but should include services that: 1) promote health, address protective and risk factors, and tackle major diseases (through promotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care); 2) are provided across every life stage; and 3) adequately prepare people for the next stage of life. These packages represent a life course approach, and facilitate healthy life trajectories. They should expand over time, with increasing quality and technical efficiency, to reach all populations in need, and the financial burden of accessing these services must be reduced for all age groups.
WHO Team
UHC/Life Course EXDGO (UHA)
Number of pages
4