State of commitment to universal health coverage and associated challenges
Purpose Since 2020, UHC2030 has undertaken a project to review the progress of UN member states in fulfilling their commitments toward achieving universal health coverage (UHC) as outlined in the 2019 UHC Political Declaration. This involves identifying countries where UHC progress is of particular concern and engaging with multi-stakeholders. This article aims to provide a concise overview and widespread introduction to the State of UHC Commitment project for public health experts in Japan, with particular emphasis on the key findings from a pilot project on voluntary national reviews.Method In order to gauge the evidence-based accountability actions of governments toward UHC, we conducted a comprehensive review of initial five-year Voluntary National Review (VNR) reports (2016-2020, 187 reports) published at the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF). This included all descriptions (quantitative and qualitative information) regarding UHC and health systems. We also compared the descriptions in the latest VNR reports (40 reports) available as of February 2021. We checked whether there have been any improvements in the evidence-based accountability of each country.Research Results We compared the 2021 VNR reports and the first five-year VNR reports and observed an improvement in evidence-based accountability. However, considering the wealth of data released by the United Nations Statistics on UHC and health systems, these indicators have not yet been fully utilized for accountability purposes.Conclusion Despite the UHC Political Declaration follow-up meeting and the SDGs Mid-term Review held at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2023, some UHC targets set in 2019 have been postponed to 2025. The current status of UHC progress poses challenges to achieving the 2030 goal. There is an urgent need to strengthen governments' evidence-based accountability using UN statistics and promote UHC progress by implementing the agreed Political Declaration.
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Nihon koshu eisei zasshi] Japanese journal of public health - 71(2024), 4 vom: 25. Apr., Seite 203-208 |
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Watabe, Akihito [VerfasserIn] |
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