Universal Health Coverage (UHC)

Abstract

Health is a major and primary concern for every organization for manpower in the world without any discrimination, and the healthcare situations of the countries are different for this problem. Universal health coverage (UHC) is the only solution for this challenge, and UHC means that everyone everywhere should have access to quality, affordable healthcare services (including prevention, promotion, treatment, and rehabilitation) without suffering financial hardship. COVID-19 is the world's serious problem. It tells the reality of the healthcare challenge and the importance of health coverage for humanity. Therefore, this chapter analyzes the situation of COVID-19's impact on the universal health coverage initiative. After that, this chapter helps to check the countries' progress towards UHC and furthermore discusses the opportunities and forthcoming policies to support UHC for upcoming health disasters like pandemics and other health issues.