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On Dec 12, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, we stand at a crossroads in our collective journey towards achieving health for all. This moment is not just a checkpoint at which to gauge current progress; it also represents a crucial opportunity to place health at the forefront of global development, political agendas, and collective actions. Time is of the essence, and we can ill afford to squander it.This year has been pivotal for UHC and global health on the political stage. Just last week, the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change organised the first-ever climate-health ministerial day, indicating that global leaders must recognise climate change as a health crisis. In September, during the High-Level Week at the UN General Assembly, Member States adopted political declarations on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response; tuberculosis; and UHC. Now it is time for collective and intensified action. We look forward to s
Next week, at the 78th United Nations General Assembly, there will be three high-level meetings (HLMs) on health: pandemic prevention, preparedness and response; universal health coverage (UHC); and tuberculosis. Heads of state and government will convene to reinvigorate progress towards delivering health for all and endorse the political declarations that outline how they will do so. In these declarations, we need leaders to commit to keeping health high on their political agenda, maintaining good health and well-being, and addressing ill health among their populations. UHC means that everyone, everywhere has access to the health services they need without financial hardship. It can reduce poverty, accelerate socioeconomic progress, and drastically improve global health. Achieving UHC also supports achieving noncommunicable disease (NCD) targets, because NCD preventive and treatment services are critical components of UHC benefits packages. Achieving UHC and health for allStrengthe
The Coalition of Partnerships for Universal Health Coverage and Global Health calls on all countries to urgently reinvigorate progress towards health for all.We know that the world is not well prepared for the next pandemic, or for threats posed by climate change, zoonosis, and increased conflicts. We also know that vulnerable and marginalised populations are hardest hit when an emergency strikes: women; children and adolescents; LGTBQI+; indigenous people; incarcerated people; people living with non-communicable diseases, mental health conditions, and comorbidities; refugees and internally displaced migrants; people living in remote rural areas; and millions of people living in low-income and middle-income countries with fewer socioeconomic safety nets.1 Inequity is one of the greatest challenges of our times.2 When entire population groups cannot access essential health services, including prevention and response services in times of crisis, we are not protecting and d