International Universal Health Coverage Day 2021; December 12th.

 Forum: "Leave no one's health behind: Investt in Health Systems for All. ". International Universal Health Coverage Day 2021.

UHC is about ensuring all people and communities have access to quality health services where and when they need them, without suffering financial hardship.

      

 

 Why should countries invest in Universal Health Coverage #UHC?

• UHC promotes healthier communities
• UHC lifts people out of poverty
• UHC protects against public health crises
• UHC brings us closer to Health for all

 Follow the conversation by using the hashtag #UHCDay2021; #HealthForAll

1. Supporting countries to ensure quality of medicines and vaccines
2. Working towards universal health coverage
3. Improving access to essential medicines
4. Tackling antimicrobial resistance
5. Supporting elimination of gender-based violence
6. Strengthening health research and evidence-based decision making
7. Taking action on the social determinants of health
8. Advancing health through gender, equity, human rights

On this International Universal Health Coverage Day, we join advocates around the world in calling on leaders and the global health community to "leave no one's health behind: invest in health systems for all".  Message for political leaders on UHC Day 2021

• Support Universal Health Coverage: Supporting Universal Health Coverage means investing in curative, preventive, & promotive care. It is only with every sector working together, that we can achieve equitable, resilient UHC for all.
• This 12 December; Health starts long before you get sick. This #UHCDay, it’s time we start investing in ALL stages of health.
• Support Health for All!: Support #HealthforAll and join us to build a world where Universal Health Coverage is our reality.

COMMITMENTS

STATE OF COMMITMENT TO UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE: SYNTHESIS 2021

CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

Universal Health Coverage Day - Expo 2020 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates).

Universal Health Coverage Day on 12 December is the annual rallying point for the growing movement for health for all. It marks the anniversary of the United Nations' historic and unanimous endorsement of universal health coverage in 2012.

Inequities undermine our efforts to protect, promote and improve health for all and, as a result, threaten social and economic development worldwide. As COVID-19 emphasized and exacerbated health inequities around the world, WHO continues to strengthen its call for greater political will and accelerated action from world leaders. We need to place health equity high on the global agenda as we support countries in working towards universal health coverage.

Universal Health Coverage Day is an opportunity to review progress and identify gaps in ensuring that everyone, everywhere, can access the health care they need, close to where they live and without falling into financial hardship. It is also a day to focus on what needs to happen next to achieve continuous, concrete progress towards a fairer and healthier world. WHO will release the latest data on universal health coverage, which underscore the impact of COVID-19 on health systems and services worldwide, and show how countries are working to tackle this.