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WHO launches year-long campaign to help 100 million people quit tobacco

by Public Health Update December 8, 2020

WHO today launches a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 – “Commit to Quit.” The new WHO Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and publication “More than 100 reasons to quit tobacco” are being released today to mark the start of the campaign.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to millions of tobacco users saying they want to quit. The campaign will support at least 100 million people as they try to give up tobacco through communities of quitters.

“Commit to Quit” will help create healthier environments that are conducive to quitting tobacco by advocating for strong tobacco cessation policies; increasing access to cessation services; raising awareness of tobacco industry tactics, and empowering tobacco users to make successful quit attempts through “quit & win” initiatives.

WHO, together with partners, will create and build-up digital communities where people can find the social support they need to quit. The focus will be on high burden countries* where the majority of the world’s tobacco users live.

WHO welcomes new contributions from partners, including private sector companies that have offered support, including Allen Carr’s Easyway, Amazon Web Services, Cipla, Facebook and WhatsApp, Google, Johnson & Johnson, Praekelt, and Soul Machines.

Quitting tobacco is challenging, especially with the added social and economic stresses that have come as a result of the pandemic. Worldwide around 780 million people say they want to quit, but only 30% of them have access to the tools that can help them do so. Together with partners, WHO will provide people with the tools and resources they need to make a successful quit attempt.

“Smoking kills 8 million people a year, but if users need more motivation to kick the habit, the pandemic provides the right incentive,” said WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

WHO released a scientific brief earlier this year showing that smokers are at higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19. Tobacco is also a major risk factor for noncommunicable diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease and diabetes. Moreover, people living with these conditions are more vulnerable to severe COVID-19.

Both global and regional cessation tools will be rolled out as part of the campaign. WHO’s 24/7 digital health worker to help people quit tobacco is available in English and will soon be released to support people in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.

“Millions of people worldwide want to quit tobacco – we must seize this opportunity and invest in services to help them be successful, while we urge everyone to divest from the tobacco industry and their interests,” said Dr Ruediger Krech, Director of Health Promotion.

To create environments conducive to quitting tobacco, WHO has worked with partners and countries around the globe to implement tobacco control measures that effectively reduce the demand for tobacco.

WHO calls on all governments to ensure their citizens have access to brief advice, toll-free quit lines, mobile and digital cessation services, nicotine replacement therapies and other tools that are proven to help people quit. Strong cessation services improve health, save lives and save money.

*The campaign focus countries are:

Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Federative Republic of Brazil
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
People’s Republic of Bangladesh
People’s Republic of China,
Republic of India
Republic of Indonesia
Republic of the Philippines,
Republic of Poland
Republic of South Africa
Republic of Suriname
Republic of Turkey
Russian Federation
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
United Mexican States
United States of America
Ukraine

8 December 2020 News release Geneva

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National Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) Day

by Public Health Update December 2, 2020

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National FCHVs Day in Nepal

National Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) Day is celebrated annually on December 5 in Nepal to recognize and honor the significant contributions of FCHVs in promoting health and well-being across the country, particularly in rural and underserved areas. This day celebrates their invaluable role in Nepal’s health system, especially in maternal and child health, family planning, nutrition, immunization, and community health education.

The aim of FCHV program is to support the national goals on health through community involvement in public health activities. This includes imparting knowledge and skills for empowerment of women, increasing awareness on health related issues and involvement of local institutions in promoting health care.

Globally, 5th December is commemorated as the International Volunteer Day. International Volunteer Day is an opportunity for individual volunteers, communities and organizations to promote their contributions to development at the local, national and international levels. The International Volunteer Day is a unique opportunity for people and volunteer-involving organizations to work with government agencies, non-profit institutions, community groups, academia and the private sector.

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Red Cycle Bracelet for Fertility Awareness

by Public Health Update December 1, 2020

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Esther Budha Magar, Public health student

Fertility is the ability to conceive and produce an offspring of her own. The term fecundity and fertility comes together and most of us get confused in this term. Fecundity is the physiological maximum potential of a women to give birth whereas fertility is the actual number of offspring produced by WRA i.e. 15 to 49 years. As per Macro Trends, the fertility rate of Nepal is 1.880 births per woman in 2020 which is a 1.42% decline from 2019.

Some of the factors which affect fertility are:

a) Biological factors: Age and sex are biological factors which affects fertility. Onset of menstruation is the phase from which a girl can give birth to a child and menopause is the pause of menstruation indicating that she can no longer give birth to a child. The age at which women are most fertile is 20 to 25 years, at 38 years fecundity starts to decline slowly and at 40 to 49 years, it ceases.

b) Psychological factors: When a girl marries in an early age, the gap of cohabitation and giving birth is longer as the reproductive organ of girl is not mature enough to give birth to a child. Marital disruption, onset of permanent sterility determines the reproductive span and postpartum infecundability (condition where menstrual cycle is not resumed), natural infecundity, frequency of intercourse, use and effectiveness of contraception, still birth and induced abortion determines the rate of child bearing.

c) Social factors: Religion, caste, race, family system, education, health status of women are some of the social factors affecting fertility. In Nepal, women with high number of children were considered to be of high esteem in early days, now the concept is changing slowly and Nepal is moving to “Small family is equal to happy family”. In developed countries with high literacy rate, fertility is low. In contradiction, developing nations have high fertility rate where literacy rate is also low.

d) Economic factors: Urbanization, occupation and economic status affects fertility. As per Statistica, the unemployment rate in Nepal is 1.47% in 2020 and urbanization rate was found to be 20.15% in 2019. In urban areas of Nepal, number of children is found to be less. Employed women are found to reproduce less babies. In developed country, in order to maintain the standard life, people are found to give birth in less number whereas in developing nations, people give birth in high numbers in order to support the family.

e) Family Planning: Due to social taboos, restriction, ignorance, poverty and lack of education people in developing nations lag behind to use the contraceptive devices. As per NDHS 2016, 53% of currently married women use method of contraceptive device in Nepal. Only, 15% of married women of 15 to 19 years use a modern method of contraception. Family planning is also one of the determinant of fertility.

Above mentioned factors are associated with fertility.

Red Cycle Bracelet (The Menstrual Bracelet)

One intervention from Nepal in support of fertility awareness is Red Cycle Bracelet. Red Cycle Bracelet is innovated by SOCHAI-Youth For Nutrition. In order to learn how this red cycle bracelet works as a tool for fertility awareness, following are some of the terminologies which needs to be considered at first:

Ovarian Follicle– Ovarian follicles are small sacks filled with fluid which is found in the ovary of women.

Follicle stimulation hormone (FSH)– Follicle stimulating hormone is the gonadotrophic hormone released by the pituitary gland, it stimulates the growth of ovarian follicle in the ovary.

Estrogen– Estrogen is a hormone which develop and maintain both the reproductive system and characteristics like breasts and public hair in females. Ovaries produce estrogen before menopause and after the menopause, estrogens are produced by fat tissues.

Luteinizing Hormone (LH)– Luteinizing hormone is produced by pituitary gland and it triggers the release of an egg from the ovary which is known as ovulation.

Corpus luteum– Corpus luteum is a mass of cells that forms in an ovary. It produces a progesterone.

Progesterone– Progesterone is a steroid hormone produced by corpus luteum which helps in maintaining the early stages of pregnancy (if occurs) and it is a part of second half of the menstrual cycle.

Ovulation– In every menstrual cycle, hormone changes trigger an ovary to release an egg, this process is known as ovulation.

The Menstrual Bracelet is based on calendar method and different color of beads are arranged in order to track an average menstrual cycle of 28 days. Now, we will move on how the red cycle bracelet works with the first color i.e., red.

Beads	Position	Description
Red beads	1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th	The beads denotes the five days of menstrual cycle where blood and tissue from lining of uterus is discharged from vagina
Transparent beads	6^th, 7^th	In clockwise direction from red beads, transparent and colorless represents the end of bleeding. In some women, bleeding may last for 7 days.
Flowery silver bead	Between 7^th and 8^th	The window of 7 days is marked by a flowery silver bead.
Transparent beads	8^th, 9^th	This bead indicates the pre-ovulation phase.
Flowery silver bead and transparent beads	10^th, 11^th, 12^th, 13^th	The beads represent the most fertile days before ovulation. In this phase, FSH stimulates the ovaries to produce a matured egg. This maturing process produces estrogen. Estrogen thickens the lining of uterus with nutrients and blood, so in case of pregnancy, it could support the eggs. Estrogen also stimulates the release of LH. LH triggers ovulation and helps in development of corpus luteum. Corpus luteum secretes progesterone to support the early stages of pregnancy (if fertilization occurs)
Orange bead	14^th	Orange bead represent the day of ovulation (usually) where a matured egg is released. During this day, bloating, discomfort or a little pain in lower belly may be felt.
Transparent beads	15^th,16^th,17^th	An egg can live for 24 hours after ovulation and sperm can live in the body for about 6 days after sex. So, these three days are most fertile days. 10 to 17 days are most fertile days in the cycle of 28 days.
Flowery silver bead and transparent beads	18^th, 19^th, 20^th, 21^th, 22^nd, 23^rd, 24^th, 25^th, 26^th, 27^th, 28^th	The 18^th day indicate the beginning of post ovulation phase. If egg is not fertilized, level of estrogen and progesterone drops. The uterus does not need to maintain nutritious lining so, tissues starts to break down. From 20^th to 28^th days, women may feel stress levels, acne moodiness as the menstrual cycle is about to end. After 28th day, blood, nutrients, tissues flow out from vagina and a new cycle begins.
Cute elephant	Between 28^th and 1^st	Indicates the strength, ease and patience to deal with cramp

I heard about Menstrual Bracelet for the first time in an international webinar. So, for you, what was the first source of information about Red Cycle Bracelet?

Written by;
Esther Budha Magar,
Public Health Student,
Kantipur Academy of Health Science

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ToR for Preparation of DPR for Construction of Primary Hospitals

by Public Health Update November 30, 2020

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World Malaria Report 2020

by Public Health Update November 30, 2020

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Overview

The 2020 edition of the World Malaria Report takes a historical look at key milestones that helped shape the global response to the disease over the last 2 decades – a period of unprecedented success in malaria control. The report features a detailed analysis on progress towards the 2020 milestones of WHO’s global malaria strategy and a special section on malaria and the COVID-19 pandemic.

As in past years, the report provides an up-to-date assessment of the burden of malaria at global, regional and country levels. It tracks investments in malaria programmes and research as well as progress across all intervention areas. This latest report draws on data from 87 countries and territories with ongoing malaria transmission.

Key Facts

1.5 billion malaria cases averted since 2000
7.6 million malaria-related deaths averted since 2000
229 million new malaria infections in 2019
409 000 people died of malaria in 2019

Report at a glance

Globally, there were an estimated 229 million malaria cases in 2019 in 87 malaria endemic countries, declining from 238 million in 2000. At the Global technical strategy for malaria 2016–2030 (GTS) baseline of 2015, there were 218 million estimated malaria cases.
Twenty-nine countries accounted for 95% of malaria cases globally. Nigeria (27%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (12%), Uganda (5%), Mozambique (4%) and Niger (3%) accounted for about 51% of all cases globally.
The World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, with an estimated 215 million cases in 2019, accounted for about 94% of cases.
The WHO South-East Asia Region accounted for about 3% of the burden of malaria cases globally.
Malaria cases reduced by 73%, from 23 million in 2000 to about 6.3 million in 2019. Malaria case incidence in this region reduced by 78%, from about 18 cases per 1000 population at risk in 2000 to about four cases in 2019.
India contributed to the largest absolute reductions in the WHO South-East Asia Region, from about 20 million cases in 2000 to about 5.6 million in 2019. Sri Lanka was certified malaria free in 2015, and Timor-Leste reported zero malaria cases in 2018 and 2019.
Globally, malaria deaths have reduced steadily over the period 2000–2019, from 736 000 in 2000 to 409 000 in 2019. The percentage of total malaria deaths among children aged under 5 years was 84% in 2000 and 67% in 2019. The global estimate of deaths in 2015, the GTS baseline, was about 453 000.
In the WHO South-East Asia Region, malaria deaths reduced by 74%, from about 35 000 in 2000 to 9 000 in 2019.

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HIV Epidemic Update of Nepal (Fact sheet 2020)

by Public Health Update November 29, 2020

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University of Glasgow Course on Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene

by Public Health Update November 28, 2020

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The University of Glasgow course has been running as a continuing professional/personal development course since the late 1980s and benefits from a wealth of experience. The course is directed by Professor Michael Barrett, and led by Dr Christina Naula who are both passionate about the delivery of a quality course, meeting students’ needs to ensure their success in the RCP exam. This is reflected in the excellent RCP exam pass rate for University of Glasgow students.

The Study Course Tropical Medicine & Hygiene prepares medically qualified students for the DTM&H exam set by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in London.

Programme Structure

The course takes a blended approach to learning with most of the curriculum taught online.
Material on the virtual learning environment is released in stages and updated regularly.
Online live tutorials with exam focused clinical content are held fortnightly. These are recorded for later access for those unable to attend.
Two full teaching weeks (Monday to Friday). The first week includes laboratory practical work; the second week is largely lecture and workshop based, with an element of revision.
The practical laboratory week allows students to gain the necessary microscopy experience and a certificate of microscopy competency. Students without certified microscopy competency are not admitted to the exam. Subject to room allocation this will be 30st November to 4th December 2020.
Lectures during the January teaching week are recorded for later access. Subject to room allocation this will be 25th – 29th January 2021.
Students are required to undertake considerable private study to prepare for the exam.
The study course starts in September and runs until the RCP exam in April

Entry Requirements

The entry requirements for this course are that you hold a primary medical qualification e.g. MBBS, BMBS, MBChB, MBBCh and that you are an FY2 and beyond.
We recommend an IELTS score of 7.5, however, you do not need to have taken IELTS, or any other language examination.
Please check you meet the RCP exam entry requirements by visiting: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/diploma-tropical-medicine-and-hygiene.
You must have access to a computer and internet capable of accessing the virtual learning environment and Zoom, our online meeting place.

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Professional Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H)

by Public Health Update November 28, 2020

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Course overview

The Nagasaki Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) is a three month, full time taught course in Japan and the Philippines. The course was established in 2019 and is taught by lecturers from Japan, UK, the Philippines and other countries. We welcome applications from doctors who are planning to work with international health missions, work in travel clinics, undertaking infectious diseases training, or from those with a general interest in the field.

Aims & objectives

The aim of this course is to equip medical doctors with the knowledge and skills to practice medicine and promote public health in resource limited regions. It also aims to spark research interest in global health and encourage students to go for higher degrees such as Masters and PhDs in related fields.

The course covers important infectious diseases that are prevalent in resource limited regions including tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV, as well as neglected tropical and non-communicable diseases. The course contains eight academic modules linked with the Master of Tropical Medicine (MTM) course that are taught and assessed in Nagasaki in first 10 weeks of the course, followed by 2 weeks of clinical and public health teaching in San Lazaro Hospital, Manila (1 week) and Leyte (1 week) (subject to travel restrictions). In Nagasaki, the main modes of education are lectures, group discussion and lab practicals. In the Phillippines, bedside teaching, lectures/discussion and fieldwork in the communities are the main focus.

The course is approved by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), which means graduates can apply to sit the CTropMed exam or the Royal College of Physicians UK DTM&H exam.

Eligibility

Medical doctors with 2 years of work experience.

As the course is taught in English, students should have good language ability, but it does not have to be perfect. The course provides a good opportunity to improve your medical English and catch-up sessions for non-native speakers will be provided. If you do not have a certificate of English language test, please contact us. We will evaluate your English language ability with a short writing assignment or interview.

Teaching & credit

The course is delivered in module format with contents mainly from microbiology, clinical tropical medicine and integrated public health. Total learning time is approximately 320 hours including 240 hours of lectures and self-study and laboratory work and 80 hours of field trip.

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List of Laboratories for SARS CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test in Nepal

by Public Health Update November 27, 2020

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List of Laboratories for SARS CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test

S.No.	Lab/Hospital Registration Number	Lab name, Address	Lab focal person	Kit name, Manufacturer company	Listed Date
1	3A-00013	Alfa Health Care and Diagnostic Center (Alfa Care) New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal	Dr. Bidur Osti 9851035059 9851152287	Standard @ Covid19 Ag Test (SD Bio Sensor Inc)	2077/07/27
2	76348/067/068	Golden Hospital, Biratnagar-9, Morang	Madan Karn 9807012687	Standard-R SD-Bio Sensor, INC	2077/08/12
3	3A-0001	Nepal Mediciti Hospital, a unit of , Ashwins Medical College and Hospital Pvt. Ltd. Sainbu, Bhaisepati, Lalitpur	Dr Gopi Aryal, 9851102008	Panbio COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Device (Nasopharyngeal), Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Jena GmbH	2077/12/16
4	13/049/50	Hetauda Community Eye Hospital	Merman Oli 9843365137	Panbio COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Device, Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Jena GmbH	2077/12/26
5	5A-00010	Universal college of medical sciences teaching hospital, Bhairahawa	Nabin Rayamajhi 9847032827	Panbio COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Device, Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Jena GmbH	2077/12/30
6	79	Nepal Police Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu	Insp. Baldev Mandal 9848022797	Panbio COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Device, Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Jena GmbH	2078/01/13
7	073/74-2/417	B and C medical college and teaching hospital, Birtamode, Jhapa	Dr Ujwal Rai 961089260	STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Test, SD Biosensor	2078/01/15
8	11155/056	National medical college, Birgunj	Dr Ravi Shankar Gupta 9804221231	STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Test, SD Biosensor	2078/01/15
9	SWC 17775	Anandaban Hospital, Lalitpur	Dr. Santosh Dulal 9851158422	Panbio COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Device, Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Jena GmbH	2078/01/20
10	181154 074/075	Birgunj OM Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Birgunj	Rajendra Kr. Raut 9811872469	Panbio COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Device (Nasopharyngeal), Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Jena GmbH	2078/01/20
11	292567/074/075	Samarpit Hospital Pvt. Ltd. Fidim-1, Panchthar	Kiran Rijal 9804929444	Sure Status COVID-19 Antigen Card Test, Premier Medical Corporation Pvt. Ltd	2078/01/22
12	451/047/048	Kirtipur Hospital, Kirtipur-2, Kathmandu	Bil Bahadur Shrestha 9841340046	STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Test, SD Biosensor	2078/01/26
13	1292 2077/78	Okhaldhunga Community Hospital, UMN, Okhaldhunga	Manoj Kumar Sah 9845051600	BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough Inc	2078/01/27
14	1B-00030	NNJS, Biratnagar eye Hospital, Biratnagar	Mr. Amit Rajbanshi 9842485531	Standard Q covid-19 Ag test, SD Biosensor	2078/02/06
15	GON	Dhading Hospital, Dhading	Govinda Bhandari 9841533804	Panbio COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Device (Nasopharyngeal), Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Jena GmbH	2078/02/09
16	62576/065/066	Chhinnamasta Educational Academy and medical college, Rajbiraj	Saptari Aditya Keshri 9855040871	Sure Status COVID-19 Antigen Card Test, Premier Medical Corporation Pvt. Ltd.	2078/02/09

Please visit: NPHL website for update

Essential readings

**List of approved COVID-19 antigen kits.*(Updated date: 2077-08-10)**

SN	Kit name	Manufacturer	Certification	Listed Date
1.	STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Test	SD Biosensor,z Inc	WHO-EUL	2077-07-05
2	Panbio COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Device (NASOPHARYNGEAL)	Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Jena GmbH	WHO-EUL	2077-07-05
3	CareStart COVID-19 Antigen test	Access Bio, Inc.	US-FDA-EUA	2077-07-05
4	Sofia 2 Flu + SARS Antigen FIA	Quidel Corporation	US-FDA-EUA	2077-07-05
5	BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card	Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.	US-FDA-EUA	2077-07-05
6	LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Test	LumiraDx UK Ltd.	US-FDA-EUA	2077-07-05
7	BD Veritor System for Rapi Detection of SARS-CoV-2	Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)	US-FDA-EUA	2077-07-05
8	Sofia SARS Antigen FIA	Quidel Corporation Quingdao Hightop	US-FDA-EUA	2077-07-05
9	SARS COV-2 Antigen Rapid Test Kit	Biotech Co. Ltd.	CE	2077-08-10

*Note: Subject to change. Revision will be updated in NPHL website.

Universal Health Coverage Day 2020! Health For All: Protect Everyone!

by Public Health Update November 26, 2020

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Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day observed annually on 12 December. On 12 December 2012, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed a resolution urging countries to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage (UHC) – the idea that everyone, everywhere should have access to quality, affordable health care – as an essential priority for international development. In this historical day, International Universal Health Coverage Day is celebrated globally.

UHC Day calls for strong, equitable health systems that leave no one behind: Health for All.

UHC Day Theme for 2020

The theme of UHC Day 2020 is ‘Health for all: protect everyone. To end this crisis and build a safer and healthier future, we must invest in health systems that protect us all — now’ UHC Day Campaign on 12 December 2020 will mark one year since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported.

Universal health coverage is integral to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals, our blueprint of a better future for people and planet. On this International Day, let us reaffirm our commitment to health for all as an investment in humanity, wellbeing and prosperity for everyone.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres

This #UHCDay, it’s clearer than ever that leaders have a responsibility to:

Listen to science
Address misinformation and alleviate fear
Act on evidence to meet the needs of all people

Key Messages (Commitments)

Ensure Political Leadership Beyond Health: Commit to achieve UHC for healthy lives and well-being for all at all stages, as a social contract.
Leave No One Behind: Pursue equity in access to quality health services with financial protection.
Regulate and Legislate: Create a strong, enabling regulatory and legal environment responsive to people’s needs.
Uphold Quality of Care: Build quality health systems that people and communities trust.
Invest More and Better: Sustain public financing and harmonize health investments.
Move Together: Establish multi-stakeholder mechanisms for engaging the whole of society for a healthier world.
Gender Equality: Emphasize gender equality, redress gender power dynamics and ensure women’s and girls’ rights as foundational principles for UHC.
Emergency Preparedness: Promote strong and resilient health systems for enhancing health emergency preparedness and response.

UHC Days

12.12.2012: The United Nations unanimously endorses a historic resolution urging all countries to accelerate progress toward UHC as an essential priority for international development.
12.12.2014: The Universal Health Coverage Coalition begins to celebrate 12 December as UHC Day, to hold leaders accountable to their promise of #HealthForAll.
12.12.2017: The United Nations officially designates 12 December as International Universal Health Coverage Day.
12.12.2019: A global movement calls on world leaders to Keep the Promise they made at the 2019 High-Level Meeting on UHC and achieve #HealthForAll by 2030.
12.12.2020: Nearly one year after the first cases of COVID-19 were reported to the World Health Organization, the UHC movement will call for investments in health systems that protect everyone.

Protect Everyone

UHC protects you.
UHC protects me.
UHC protects our families.
UHC protects our communities.
UHC protects our economies.
UHC protects our world.

Tweets

Everyone, everywhere has a right to health care without fear of financial hardship or discrimination. #HealthForAll
During a pandemic and always, lifesaving care should never just go to the highest bidders. #COVID19 vaccines must be free and accessible to everyone, prioritized for those most at risk. #HealthForAll #UHCDay
If everyone could get the promotive, preventative, curative, rehabilitative & palliative services they needed, the story of 2020 would be very different. #HealthForAll #UHCDay
Even before #COVID19, 100 million people were pushed into poverty each year because of health costs. We can’t go back to the status quo. We must invest in health systems that protect everyone – NOW. #HealthForAll #UHCDay
Strong #PrimaryHealthCare can provide people with the quality care they need, right in their communities, in crisis and calm.
The world must invest in PHC as the foundation of #HealthForAll and recovery from #COVID19.
Every country around the world committed to the landmark 2019 UN Political Declaration on universal health coverage, and it’s time for us to hold our leaders accountable. This #UHCDay, let’s make our voices heard. Our lives and our futures depend on it.
To achieve #HealthForAll, we must demand that our leaders build accountable & transparent institutions that can fight corruption and ensure social justice. #UHCDay
For decades, gaps have been growing within & between countries in access to health, education and opportunity. #COVID19 is exacerbating these injustices. We must prioritize the most marginalized in the pandemic response to build a more equitable future. #HealthForAll
We cannot achieve #HealthForAll if “we” doesn’t represent all people that health systems are meant to serve. To #LeaveNoOneBehind, leaders must meaningfully engage communities & civil society in all decisions.
Health workers are the backbone of health systems. They deserve more than applause. We owe them the resources, protection, & pay they need to save lives, without jeopardizing their own. #ProtectEveryone #UHCDay
People everywhere have spoken: fix the system. Systemic change needs a system-wide response that centers health in all policies. This #UHCDay let us come together to reach our shared goal: #HealthForAll.
#HealthforAll is everyone’s business. Civil society, governments, the private sector, academia, local communities & health practitioners must work hand in hand, #Partnering4UHC to ensure no one is left behind this #UHCDay and every day going forward.

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