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Civil society must up their game on universal health

As we celebrate Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day today, it is time to take stock of how policymakers can involve the civil society in advocating quality healthcare.

The UHC commitment by the government is to ensure everyone can access quality health services without financial hardship or without plunging families, already impoverished by catastrophic health expenditures, in greater debt. However, what is the reality on the ground? The last mile patient is still lacking in basic healthcare services which lags the economy, a situation exacerbated by the raging wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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