International Universal Health Coverage Day 2022: Every year on December 12, people around the world observe International Universal Health Coverage Day. The day is marked to promote the importance of building robust, resilient, world-class healthcare systems globally. With the help of numerous stakeholders, International Universal Health Coverage Day seeks to increase public awareness of the necessity of robust and resilient health systems and universal health coverage.
December 2022 Current Affairs Quiz
Each year on 12 December, UHC advocates raise their voices to share the stories of the millions of people still waiting for health, champion what we have achieved so far, call on leaders to make bigger and smarter investments in health, and encourage diverse groups to make commitments to help move the world closer to UHC by 2030.
International Universal Health Coverage Day 2022: Theme
This year’s theme, “Establish the world we want: A healthy future for everyone,” emphasises the significance of equity, trust, healthy environments, investments, and accountability in order to build effective health systems, according to the UN.
International Universal Health Coverage Day: History
On 12 December 2012, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed a resolution urging countries to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage (UHC) – the idea that everyone, everywhere should have access to quality, affordable health care. In 2017, the International Day for Universal Health Coverage was established by the UN.
Every year on this day, advocates for universal healthcare give speeches to applaud the progress that has been made thus far and to acknowledge that a sizable portion of the population still does not have access to healthcare. Additionally, they implore decision-makers to commit their organisations to work toward achieving universal health coverage by 2030 and to spend more money wisely on health.