Health and finance ministers from across Asia and the Pacific stressed the importance of universal health coverage (UHC) and the need for stronger collaboration to mobilize financing for health care during today’s Joint Ministers of Finance and Health Symposium on Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific: COVID-19 and Beyond.
UHC means all people have access to quality health services where and when they need them, without suffering financial hardship.
It includes the full spectrum of services needed throughout life – from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care – and is best based on a strong primary health care system.