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WHO's Universal Health Coverage (#UHC) Partnership Initiative supports 1⃣1⃣5⃣ countries in strengthening their health systems to boost #COVID19 response & accelerate progress towards #HealthForAll.

More in detail 👉bit.ly/2YpOdjn

#COVID19 has shown that investing in health is not optional. Prosperous & peaceful societies are only possible when no one is left behind.

In #Colombia🇨🇴, the government is enhancing access to primary health care using an intercultural health model 👉bit.ly/2KKAct6

Bringing health care closer to communities through primary health care & training has so far proven to be the best protection against the #COVID19 pandemic.

Read a successful story from #Dominica🇩🇲 👉bit.ly/2YpOdjn

Health workers are vital to the global response to any pandemic. #Ethiopia🇪🇹 has been preparing its health workforce to respond to #COVID19, build a resilient health system & move closer to #HealthForAll.

Here's how 👉bit.ly/2YpOdjn

The State of Assam in #India🇮🇳 is showing how primary health care not only makes health services accessible to communities but it is also an effective way to prepare for & tackle health emergencies.

More in detail 👉bit.ly/2KKAct6

#Iran🇮🇷 is enhancing its primary health care to accelerate its national #COVID19 response.

This will make health services more accessible to households, supporting prevention, case detection & treatment right where communities need them 👉bit.ly/2KKAct6

#LaoPDR🇱🇦 is boosting the capacities of its health workforce to strengthen:
 
✅ its national #COVID19 response,
✅ its national health system
✅ and Universal Health Coverage (#UHC)
 
👉bit.ly/2KKAct6

To fight #COVID19, #Somalia🇸🇴 is demonstrating how investing in Universal Health Coverage (#UHC) can set a strong foundation for health emergency preparedness and response.

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As #Georgia🇬🇪 tackles a surge in #COVID19, it is taking a forward-looking approach, setting a strong foundation for primary health care that both supports the pandemic response & makes health services more accessible to communities. Read more 👉bit.ly/2YpOdjn

Thanks

@EU_Commission
@LuxembourgLU
@dfatirl
@francediplo
@MofaJapan_en
@FCDOGovUK
@BelgiumMFA

for their support to the initiative that helps countries around the 🌍🌎🌏 boost their #COVID19 response, accelerate #UHC progress & achieve #HealthForAll.

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1356481223716143104