This year, The World Health Organisation (WHO) on the World Health Day urged to all healthcare authorities to move towards universal health coverage that mainly ensures that everyone, everywhere can access essential quality health services without facing financial hardship. Moreover, it is noteworthy that the Indian government in its latest budget provides a framework for universal health coverage through its ambitious National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) and is committed to fulfilling the agenda by 2030. According to the recent reports, UHC is a globally acknowledged key strategy to make progress towards health-related and broader development goals.
It has been demonstrated that UHC not only improves access to quality care and financial protection but also protects the people from epidemic outgrowths, reduces poverty and the risk of hunger. Source: Bussiness Standard
