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Delivering the health promise to Kenyans

Most people agree we should have access to health services and not suffer financial hardship as a consequence of health-care costs. Universal health coverage (UHC), the concept that encompasses these goals, has gained wide attention and support in recent years.PHOTO: COURTESY

Most people agree we should have access to health services and not suffer financial hardship as a consequence of health-care costs. Universal health coverage (UHC), the concept that encompasses these goals, has gained wide attention and support in recent years.

The goals of universal health coverage (UHC) are to ensure that all people can access quality health services, to safeguard all from public health risks, and to protect all people from impoverishment due to illness, whether from out-of-pocket payments for healthcare or loss of income when a household member falls sick.

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