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For freedom from poverty, universal health coverage is a must

December 12 was Universal Health Coverage Day. It was the anniversary of the first unanimous United Nations resolution calling for countries to provide affordable, quality health care to every person, everywhere. In Kenya, illness can mean financial ruin. 

Every day families are forced to sell their assets, rely on community support or see their modest life savings wiped out by medical bills. 

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