Coronavirus outbreak calls for boost to universal health coverageThe novel coronavirus 2019 has every person across the world either on high alert or running amok in panic. This is the chance to actualise universal health coverage (UHC), something that would benefit everyone on a day-to-day basis and more so at times of serious global pandemics and outbreaks that have everyone at risk. With UHC coverage a reality, public messaging and sensitisation on the coronavirus would have been done right from the moment it was declared a public health emergency of international concern. Personnel well trained on the fundamentals of public health would have already been part of the communities they live in, making public messaging and interaction a smooth sail. Now that the coronavirus is here with us, with our weak health system, we can only make the best of the situations.

Source: Standard Digital March 14, 2020 21:00 UTC