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Universal Health Coverage
Also Known As UHC
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The goal that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. The World Health Organization treats it as a central policy target, tracked through both service coverage and the share of household income health spending consumes.
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A widely cited real-world example of universal health coverage funded through general taxation and free at the point of delivery.
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