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States » EastPosted at: Sep 17 2020 1:51PM


Health and Finance Ministers commit to building stronger health systems

Kolkata, Sep 17 (UNI) Building on the learnings from the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, Ministers of Health and Finance from Asia Pacific countries, including from the WHO South-East Asia Region have committed to building and financing resilient health systems with Universal Health Coverage at the centre of it.
‘'For every dollar invested in universal health coverage, the return is delivered many times over – first, due to increases in overall population health and well-being and the productivity, jobs and poverty-reduction they promote; and second, because when the quality and reach of health services improves, health systems become more resilient and can better mitigate or manage acute threats while maintaining essential health services,'’ said WHO South-East Asia Regional Director, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh.
Health and Finance Ministers from the Asia Pacific Region met at a virtual meeting organized by WHO, the Government of Japan and the Asian Development Bank to discuss ways and means to accelerate universal health coverage (UHC) or health for all and mobilize financing for healthcare amidst and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
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