Universal Health Coverage Day : Rise for our right to #HealthForAll

On 12 December 2012, the United Nations unanimously endorsed a historic resolution urging all countries to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage as an essential priority for international development.

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UHC Day has become the annual rallying point for the growing global movement for health for all. Each year on 12.12, we raise our voices to share the stories of the millions of people still waiting for health, to call on leaders to make bigger and smarter investments in health, and to remind the world that health for all is imperative for the world we want. 

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UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE 

UHC means that all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. It includes the full spectrum of essential, quality health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care.
UHC enables everyone to access the services that address the most important causes of disease and death, and ensures that the quality of those services is good enough to improve the health of the people who receive them.
Protecting people from the financial consequences of paying for health services out of their own pockets reduces the risk that people will be pushed into poverty because unexpected illness requires them to use up their life savings, sell assets, or borrow – destroying their futures and often those of their children.

What UHC is not

There are many things that are not included in the scope of UHC:

• UHC does not mean free coverage for all possible health interventions, regardless of the cost, as no country can provide all services free of charge on a sustainable basis.
• UHC is not just about health financing. It encompasses all components of the health system: health service delivery systems, the health workforce, health facilities and communications networks, health technologies, information systems, quality assurance mechanisms, and governance and legislation.
• UHC is not only about ensuring a minimum package of health services, but also about ensuring a progressive expansion of coverage of health services and financial protection as more resources become available.
• UHC is not only about individual treatment services, but also includes population-based services such as public health campaigns, adding fluoride to water, controlling mosquito breeding grounds, and so on.
• UHC is comprised of much more than just health; taking steps towards UHC means steps towards equity, development priorities, and social inclusion and cohesion.

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Essentials of universal health coverage

• Health financing for universal coverage
• Essential medicines and health products
• Health systems governance
• Health workforce
• Health statistics and information systems
• Service delivery and safety

Universal Health Coverage Day : Rise for our right to #HealthForAll

Universal Health Coverage Day : Rise for our right to #HealthForAll

Universal Health Coverage Day : Rise for our right to #HealthForAll

Universal Health Coverage Day : Rise for our right to #HealthForAll

Universal Health Coverage Day : Rise for our right to #HealthForAll

RELATED 

• Key Findings (Nepali & English) – The 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (2016 NDHS)
• Key Indicators: The Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (1996 NDHS- 2016 NDHS)
• The 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (2016 NDHS)
• Essential Drug List for Local, Province and Federal level
• National Health Policy 2074 (1st Draft)
• SDGs Booklets in Nepali and English – UNFPA
• National Population Policy, Nepal- 2071
• Annual Report Department of Health Services 2072/73 (2015/2016)
• Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (NMICS) 2014 Key Findings Report
   

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International Volunteer Day & 14th National Female Community Health Volunteers’ Day

International Volunteer Day (IVD) mandated by the UN General Assembly, is held each year on 5 December. It is viewed as a unique chance for volunteers and organizations to celebrate their efforts, to share their values, and to promote their work among their communities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, government authorities and the private sector.

2017 Theme: Volunteers Act First. Here. Everywhere.

IVD 2017’s theme #VolunteersActFirst. Here. Everywhere. recognizes the contributions of volunteers as first responders in times of crisis. Volunteers are present, all around us, answering calls in times of need, helping save lives today, and supporting those who want to continue living their lives with dignity tomorrow. Risking their lives every day to care for people affected by conflict, violence and humanitarian crises, volunteers brave many dangers to help others, driven by the desire to make a difference in the face of human suffering.
This year, IVD promotes the contributions of such volunteers at the local, national and international level.

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In Nepal, National Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) Day is celebrated every year on 5 December across the country by organising various activities. 

THEME FOR 14th FCHVs Day is "महिला स्वास्थ्य स्वयं सेविकाको निस्वार्थ सेवाः स्वस्थ​, समृद्ध राष्ट्र निर्माणमा टेवा"

Photo: Orientation on Measles Rubella Vaccination Campaign 2012, Urban Health Center, Lekhnath-15

Related:

• National Female Community Health Volunteer Program Strategy
• Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) Programme, Nepal
• Goal and objectives of the FCHV Programme
• Role of FCHV
• Explanation of logo: 
• National Female Community Health Volunteer Program Strategy
• Selection of FCHV
• Retirement

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3 December 2017

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3 December 2017: The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.
Building on many decades of UN’s work in the field of disability, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted in 2006, has further advanced the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other international development frameworks, such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action, the New Urban Agenda, and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development.

2017 Theme: “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all”

The 2030 Agenda pledges to “leave no one behind”. Persons with disabilities, as both beneficiaries and agents of change, can fast track the process towards inclusive and sustainable development and promote resilient society for all, including in the context of disaster risk reduction and humanitarian action, and urban development. Governments, persons with disabilities and their representative organisations, academic institutions and the private sector need to work as a “team” to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Over a billion people in the world - 1 in 7 - experience disability. While they have the same general health 
care needs as others, they are twice as likely to find the skills of health care providers and health care 
facilities inadequate for meeting their needs. In addition half of all people with disability cannot afford 
health care, and they are 50% more likely than others to suffer catastrophic health expenditure. In such cases,
 out-of-pocket health care payments can push their families into poverty. WHO

Disability and health

Key facts

• Over a billion people, about 15% of the world’s population, have some form of disability.
• Between 110 million and 190 million adults have significant difficulties in functioning.
• Rates of disability are increasing due to population ageing and increases in chronic health conditions, among other causes.
• People with disabilities have less access to health care services and therefore experience unmet health care needs.

Disability and health

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) defines disability as an umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions. Disability is the interaction between individuals with a health condition (e.g. cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and depression) and personal and environmental factors (e.g. negative attitudes, inaccessible transportation and public buildings, and limited social supports).
Over a billion people are estimated to live with some form of disability. This corresponds to about 15% of the world’s population. Between 110 million (2.2%) and 190 million (3.8%) people 15 years and older have significant difficulties in functioning. Furthermore, the rates of disability are increasing in part due to ageing populations and an increase in chronic health conditions.
Disability is extremely diverse. While some health conditions associated with disability result in poor health and extensive health care needs, others do not. However all people with disabilities have the same general health care needs as everyone else, and therefore need access to mainstream health care services. Article 25 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) reinforces the right of persons with disabilities to attain the highest standard of health care, without discrimination.

Unmet needs for health care

People with disabilities report seeking more health care than people without disabilities and have greater unmet needs. For example, a recent survey of people with serious mental disorders, showed that between 35% and 50% of people in developed countries, and between 76% and 85% in developing countries, received no treatment in the year prior to the study.
Health promotion and prevention activities seldom target people with disabilities. For example women with disabilities receive less screening for breast and cervical cancer than women without disabilities. People with intellectual impairments and diabetes are less likely to have their weight checked. Adolescents and adults with disabilities are more likely to be excluded from sex education programmes.

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