The WHO states (verbatim): “For a community or country to achieve universal health coverage, several factors must be in place, including: 1) A strong, efficient, well-run health system that meets priority health needs through people-centred integrated care (including services for HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health) by: ・ informing and encouraging people to stay healthy and prevent illness; ・ detecting health conditions early; ・ having the capacity to treat disease; and ・ helping patients with rehabilitation 2) Affordability: a system for financing health services so people do not suffer financial hardship when using them. This can be achieved in a variety of ways. 3) Access to essential medicines and technologies to diagnose and treat medical problems. 4) A sufficient capacity of well-trained, motivated health workers to provide the services to meet patients” needs based on the best available evidence. |