26.09.2019

Press release

WHO welcomes landmark UN declaration on universal health coverage

World Health Organisation (WHO) New York, 23 September 2019 - "Today world leaders adopted a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on universal health coverage (UHC), the most comprehensive set of health commitments ever adopted at this level. Today world leaders adopted a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on universal health coverage (UHC), the most comprehensive set of health commitments ever adopted at this level. “This declaration represents a landmark for global health and development,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General at WHO. “The world has 11 years left to make good on its sustainable development goals. Universal health coverage is key to ensuring that happens.” (Photo: United Nations Photo/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)