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Going universal: 24 countries and the “how” of universal health …

(Just Now) WEBThe launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the recent U.N. General Assembly meetings brought especially welcome news: The future we want now …

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/health/going-universal-24-countries-and-how-universal-health-coverage

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Billions left behind on the path to universal health coverage

(2 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank have jointly published the 2023 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Global Monitoring Report, …

https://www.who.int/news/item/18-09-2023-billions-left-behind-on-the-path-to-universal-health-coverage

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Universal Health Coverage - World Health …

(9 days ago) WEBUniversal health coverage (UHC) means that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. It covers the full …

https://www.who.int/health-topics/universal-health-coverage

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Universal Health Coverage: The Key to Preventing another …

(Just Now) WEBUniversal Health Coverage is a Prerequisite for Pandemic Preparedness. Imagine a world where all people, whether they live in bustling cities, remote villages, or …

https://unfoundation.org/blog/post/universal-health-coverage-the-key-to-preventing-another-pandemic/

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WHO welcomes landmark UN declaration on universal health …

(1 days ago) WEBNew York, 23 September — Today world leaders adopted a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on universal health coverage (UHC), the most comprehensive set …

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/09/who-welcomes-landmark-un-declaration-on-universal-health-coverage/

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Universal health coverage is a matter of equity, rights, and justice

(3 days ago) WEBUniveral health coverage is a matter of health, rights, and justice, and also a key enabler of human security. Despite governments having made ambitious universal …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00317-0/fulltext

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How Universal Health Coverage Can Be Done Right

(8 days ago) WEBIn a July post on the Health Affairs Blog, we wrote that, like universal public education, universal health coverage, if done right, is an extraordinary public …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/universal-health-coverage-can-done-right

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From Poverty to Prosperity, Why Universal Health Coverage is a Must

(5 days ago) WEBIn addition to protecting the health, security, and prosperity of millions around the world, strengthening health systems and nations through UHC is also a smart …

https://unfoundation.org/blog/post/poverty-prosperity-universal-health-coverage-must/

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Toolkit - Universal Health Coverage Day

(7 days ago) WEBUHC Day 2023 Theme:Health For All: Time For Action. The United Nations High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage, held on 21 September 2023, …

https://universalhealthcoverageday.org/toolkit/

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The Importance of Universal Health Care in Improving Our …

(9 days ago) WEBUniversal health care can help decrease disparities and inequities in health: Several factors point to decreased racial and ethnic disparities under a …

https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2021/01/14/the-importance-of-universal-health-care-in-improving-response-to-pandemics-and-health-disparities

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Universal Health Coverage - OpenWHO

(2 days ago) WEBThe Universal Health Coverage channel offers courses that support WHO’s target of 1 billion more people benefitting from universal health coverage (UHC) by 2023. UHC …

https://openwho.org/channels/uhc

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Universal health coverage evolution, ongoing trend, and future

(3 days ago) WEBBackground. Universal health coverage (UHC) means that the whole universe's population has access to all types of healthcare. It refers to a government …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9940661/

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Universal health coverage - World Health Organization

(9 days ago) WEBEmpowered people and communities are key advocates for increasing financial protection for health services. 17. Primary health care is a cost-effective way of promoting health …

https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA72/A72_12-en.pdf

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From Crisis to Reform: Universal Healthcare is America’s Building …

(3 days ago) WEBThe National Health Service has provided universal coverage to England since 1948, yet preventable hospitalizations and amenable mortalities continue to …

https://brownpoliticalreview.org/2024/05/from-crisis-to-reform/

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Universal Health Coverage? Why? Health Affairs

(7 days ago) WEBUniversal health coverage is better viewed as neither owed to us by government nor a govern­ment give-away; both labels misinform. "Universal Health …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/universal-health-coverage-why

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Universal health coverage means a fairer, healthier world for all

(7 days ago) WEBAs the world marks another Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, the COVID-19 pandemic is relentlessly magnifying the consequences of neglecting the …

https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/universal-health-coverage-means-a-fairer-healthier-world-for-all

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Why the U.S. Needs Universal Health Care - US News Health

(2 days ago) WEBBottom line: With our largely privately funded health care system, we are paying more than twice as much as other countries for worse outcomes. 3. Point: …

https://health.usnews.com/health-care/for-better/articles/the-case-for-universal-health-care

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The synergistic impact of Universal Health Coverage and Global …

(4 days ago) WEBUniversal Health Coverage (UHC) and Global Health Security (GHS) are two high-priority global health agendas that seek to foster health system resilience …

https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0003205

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“It brings me hope”: The impact of universal health coverage for …

(6 days ago) WEBOffering support through health coverage Since 2015, an agreement between UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and Iran’s Ministry of the …

https://www.unfpa.org/news/%E2%80%9Cit-brings-me-hope%E2%80%9D-impact-universal-health-coverage-afghan-refugees-iran

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Tracking universal health coverage

(3 days ago) WEBFig. 1.13. Average RMNCH service coverage and ANC4+ coverage sub-national survey estimates, most recent household surveys available at two time periods, 2010–2015 and …

https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/374059/9789240080379-eng.pdf?sequence=1

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Biden's universal health coverage progress hindered by high costs

(1 days ago) WEBPresident Biden has made strides towards achieving universal health coverage, with the uninsured rate briefly hitting a record low of 7.7% last year, Axios …

https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20240515/STORY/912364494/Bidens-universal-health-coverage-progress-hindered-by-high-costs

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South Africa's health insurance law set to face legal challenges

(9 days ago) WEBSouth Africa's main opposition party, joined by some labour and business groups, said on Tuesday it would go to court to fight a bill aimed at providing universal …

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-health-insurance-law-set-face-legal-challenges-2024-05-14/

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South Africa opposition party intends to take bill providing …

(7 days ago) WEBSouth Africa’s main opposition party announced it would go all the way to the Constitutional Court to fight the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, aimed at providing …

https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/south-africa-opposition-party-intends-to-take-bill-providing-universal-health-coverage-to-constitutional-court/

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South Africa's president signs major health bill just before election

(5 days ago) WEBItem 1 of 3 South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures as he signs into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, at …

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-president-approves-major-health-reform-law-2024-05-15/

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World leaders commit to redouble efforts towards universal health

(3 days ago) WEBToday, at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly High-Level Meeting, world leaders have approved a new Political Declaration on “Universal Health …

https://www.who.int/news/item/21-09-2023-world-leaders-commit-to-redouble-efforts-towards-universal-health-coverage-by-2030

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Africa: Universal Health Coverage - a Failure of Implementation or

(7 days ago) WEBHalfway to the 2030 deadline for Universal Health Coverage, the world is severely off track. Nearly half of the global population lacks access to essential health …

https://allafrica.com/stories/202405060155.html

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Japan initiates market authorization of weight‐loss drug …

(7 days ago) WEBThe drug has been covered by Japan's national universal health insurance since 22 February 2024 onwards under specific circumstances. The drug expense in …

https://dom-pubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dom.15638

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Hypertension Epidemic Soars in Southeast Asia, Affecting

(6 days ago) WEBOn World Hypertension Day, Wazed said that efforts to prevent and control hypertension need to be strengthened to meet global and national targets. It …

https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/2941850-hypertension-epidemic-soars-in-southeast-asia-affecting-nearly-300-million-who-warns

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South Africa's Ramaphosa to sign health insurance bill into law just

(9 days ago) WEBSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday sign into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, the …

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-ramaphosa-sign-health-insurance-bill-into-law-just-before-election-2024-05-13/

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What is universal health coverage? - World Health Organization …

(Just Now) WEBUniversal health coverage has a direct impact on a population’s health. Access to health services enables people to be more productive and active contributors …

https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/what-is-universal-health-coverage

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When can you get health insurance? HealthCare.gov

(9 days ago) WEBImportant dates. November 1: Open Enrollment starts for health coverage for the next plan year — first day you can enroll in, renew, or change health plans through the …

https://www.healthcare.gov/quick-guide/dates-and-deadlines/

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MWAMISI: Koskei leadership in ending doctors strike’ showed …

(Just Now) WEBEven as the Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakumicha lamented the disruption of her Ministry’s implementation of Universal Health Coverage by the strike, …

https://www.the-star.co.ke/siasa/2024-05-15-mwamisi-koskei-leadership-in-ending-doctors-strike-showed-united-government/

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Universal Health Coverage - World Health Organization (WHO)

(5 days ago) WEBUniversal health coverage (UHC) means that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial …

https://www.who.int/campaigns/universal-health-coverage-day/universal-health-coverage

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