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Universal Health Coverage Passes Key Global Milestone:
WHO welcomes @IPUparliament's Resolution on #HealthForAll 👉bit.ly/2BgIrF4

Universal Health Coverage is increasingly regarded as a cornerstone for sustainable global development as leaders and communities acknowledge that health is both a human right and essential to economic growth. bit.ly/2BgIrF4 #IPU141 #HealthForAll

“Universal health coverage is a political choice. Last month at #UNGA, the world’s leaders signalled their readiness to make that choice. Now it’s time to turn those commitments into health results”-@DrTedros #IPU141

“Parliamentarians have a vital role to play in making #HealthForAll happen. It’s parliamentarians who:
-pass laws & allocate funding
-keep government accountable for the commitments
-forge the partnerships that help countries make universal health coverage a reality”-@DrTedros

The @IPUparliament's resolution on #HealthForAll calls on parliaments & parliamentarians to take all possible measures to achieve universal health coverage, stressing the need for robust legal frameworks & the need to allocate adequate resources. bit.ly/2BgIrF4 #IPU141

The @IPUparliament's resolution on #HealthForAll highlights the importance of assuring strong #PrimaryHealthCare, the provision of essential health services at the community level & strengthening health systems. bit.ly/2BgIrF4
#IPU141

The @IPUparliament's #HealthForAll resolution emphasizes the role strong health systems & services play in assuring global #healthsecurity. Only when the most vulnerable groups can obtain health care, can a country protect its people & ensure outbreaks don’t turn into epidemics.

The @IPUparliament's resolution on #HealthForAll includes a strong focus on women, children and adolescent health, including sexual and reproductive health as a key component of universal health coverage. bit.ly/2BgIrF4 #IPU141