As we celebrate Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day today, it is time to take stock of how policymakers can involve the civil society in advocating quality healthcare. The UHC commitment by the government is to ensure everyone can access quality health services without financial hardship or without plunging families, already impoverished by catastrophic health expenditures, in greater debt. As the civil society constituency of UHC2030 (UHC2030), the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism brings together the non-governmental and non-commercial sectors, be they individuals, communities, institutions or non-profits like the Smile Train. Read MoreThere is need to prioritise patients living in marginalised communities who lack access to quality health services owing to their socio-economic background. As the civil society, we don’t relent; we must keep educating the public, urging them to observe the preventive measures against the virus such as social distancing, washing of hands and wearing masks appropriately.

Source: Standard Digital December 11, 2020 21:22 UTC