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12th December 2024 00:00 UTC

Opinion: With political will, we can close the health financing gap:

A global health financing emergency threatens progress toward universal health coverage.

By The UHC Movement Political Panel // 12 December 2024

Out-of-pocket payments for health care push hundreds of millions into poverty, making it crucial for global leaders to address the global health financing emergency domestically and internationally to achieve universal health coverage, or UHC.

Today, 2 billion people experience financial hardship due to health expenses, which they have to pay out of their own pockets. In 30 low- and lower-middle-income countries, out-of-pocket expenses remain the primary funding source for health.

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