Universal Health Day Observed Today

The Universal Health Coverage Day was observed on Wednesday (Today) across the globe including Pakistan with aiming at health coverage for all sans barriers.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Dec, 2018 ) :The Universal Health Coverage Day was observed on Wednesday (Today) across the globe including Pakistan with aiming at health coverage for all sans barriers.

This year, the day was celebrated with the theme 'Universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere' under the slogan 'Health for All'.

Every year on the 12th of December the world observes, International Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC Day) that aims to "mobilize diverse stakeholders to call for stronger, more equitable health systems to achieve universal health coverage, leaving no one behind. It has become the annual rallying point for the growing global movement for Health for All." The real idea behind the campaign is to ensure that each and every person regardless of their identity, their residence and their monetary status, should be able to access quality health service.

Health services should be made available without suffering any kind of financial hardship. The aim is to achieve this vision of universal health coverage by 2030.

Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination Amir Mehmood Kiani said on the day that government will provide sehat card to citizens.

He said ,"I have requested to Prime Minister to allocate 2% for health in budget for facilitating the masses.

He said public has elected incumbent government for betterment of the country and the government is committed to serve the masses.