This document discusses universal health coverage and its importance. It defines universal health coverage as ensuring all people can access needed health services without financial hardship. The document outlines what universal health coverage is and is not, and explains why it matters by improving health, reducing poverty and disease, and boosting economic growth. It provides guidance on inspiring, motivating and guiding policymakers to advance universal health coverage domestically or in other countries. The document also discusses ways medical professionals can promote universal health coverage through advocacy and outreach.

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2. World Health Day 2018
Universal health coverage:
Everyone, Everywhere.
Dr Deodatt M Suryawanshi
Associate Professor
Community Medicine

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6. Monthly Per capita expenditure (MPCE)
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7. Half of income is spent on Food
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9. What is
Universal Health Coverage?
 All people and communities receive
the health services they need without
suffering financial hardship.
 enables everyone to access the
services
 ensures that the quality of those
services
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10. What UHC is not
• UHC does not mean free coverage for all possible health interventions, regardless of the cost, as no country
can provide all services free of charge on a sustainable basis.
• UHC is not only about ensuring a minimum package of health services, but also about ensuring a progressive
expansion of coverage of health services and financial protection as more resources become available.
• UHC is not only about medical treatment for individuals, but also includes services for whole populations
such as public health campaigns – for example adding fluoride to water or controlling the breeding grounds of
mosquitoes that carry viruses that can cause disease.
• UHC is not just about health care and financing the health system of a country. It encompasses all
components of the health system: systems and healthcare providers that deliver health services to people,
health facilities and communications networks, health technologies, information systems, quality assurance
mechanisms and governance and legislation.
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11. Why universal health
coverage matters?
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12.  Countries that invest in UHC make a
sound investment in their human
capital.
 enhances people’s health and life
expectancy,
 it also protects countries from
epidemics
 reduces poverty and the risk of hunger,
 creates jobs,
 drives economic growth and enhances
gender equality.
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13. Inspire
• Inspire—by highlighting policy-
makers’ power to transform the
health of their nation,
• framing the challenge as exciting
and ambitious, and inviting them to
be part of the change.
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14. Motivate
• Motivate—by sharing examples of
how countries are already
progressing towards UHC and
encourage others to find their own
path.
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15. Guide
• Guide—by providing tools for
structured policy dialogue on how
to advance UHC domestically or
supporting such efforts in other
countries (e.g. expanding service
coverage, improving quality of
services, reducing out-of-pocket
payments).

16. What can medical professionals do
• Start a health revolution on social media -Make people more
aware
• Participate in discussions ,seminars and conference.
• Write articles
• Conduct acessibilty research.
• Form pressure groups advocating UHC

17. • “No one should have to
choose between death
and financial hardship.
No one should have to
choose between buying
medicine and buying
food.”