International Universal Health Coverage Day

The International Universal Health Coverage Day is celebrated annually on December 12 since the year 2017 to hasten the progress towards the Universal Health Coverage. This year’s theme is “Health for All: protect everyone. To end this crisis and build and safer and healthier future, we must invest in health systems that protect us all now”. UHC is necessary as nearly half of the world’s population does not have full coverage of essential health services and is part of the Sustainable Development Goals of 2030.