Hussain Rabia, Arif Sara
Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan.
Commonwealth Pharmacists Association, London, E1W 1AW, UK.
J Pharm Policy Pract. 2021 Feb 10;14(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s40545-021-00306-x.
Universal health coverage (UHC) is meant to access the key health services including disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and health promotion. UHC varies according to demographics, epidemiology, and technology-based trends, as well as according to people's expectations. Globally, the transition towards UHC has been associated with the intent of improving accessibility and affordability of healthcare. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the health systems of even the most developed economies of the world in an unprecedented manner. The situation is also very challenging for the countries with the existing health inequities as well as the countries with the developing healthcare systems. This has amplified the need to accelerate efforts to build strong and resilient health systems to achieve progress towards UHC. This commentary discusses a global overview of UHC in the wake of COVID19. It also highlights the initiatives taken by Pakistan to promote the goals of UHC.
全民健康覆盖旨在提供关键的卫生服务，包括疾病预防、治疗、康复和健康促进。全民健康覆盖因人口统计学、流行病学、基于技术的趋势以及人们的期望而有所不同。在全球范围内，向全民健康覆盖的转变与改善医疗保健可及性和可负担性的意图相关联。新冠疫情以前所未有的方式扰乱了世界上即使是最发达经济体的卫生系统。对于存在现有卫生不平等问题的国家以及医疗保健系统正在发展的国家来说，情况也极具挑战性。这进一步凸显了加快努力建设强大且有韧性的卫生系统以在全民健康覆盖方面取得进展的必要性。本评论探讨了新冠疫情后全民健康覆盖的全球概况。它还强调了巴基斯坦为促进全民健康覆盖目标而采取的举措。
