[Editorial] Universal health coverage post-2015: putting people first

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I didn't know this was a real event.

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http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)62355-2/fulltext?rss=yes

Dec 12, 2014 marks the world's first Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. Defined in the World Health Report 2010, UHC means that all people who need quality, essential health services (prevention, promotion, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliation) receive them without enduring financial hardship. UHC also means different things to different people. Vivian Lin, health systems director (WHO regional office for the Western Pacific), told The Lancet, “some define UHC as a journey or an aspiration but it is actually a strategy to get to equitable and sustainable outcomes”.