UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE (UHC) #COVID #UHC #PANACEA #CHINA ‘Universal health coverage’ (UHC) involves providing quality, affordable, accessible healthcare to all its citizens. To be a healthy and successful nation UHC is indispensable. A healthy nation is one where citizens' physical and mental well being is ensured. A successful nation is one where people are happy and prosperous, the inequality levels are low and the country is self-reliant and helps other nations in need. We will first see how UHC could ensure a healthy and successful nation. Amartya Sen, in his book, ‘The Uncertain Glory’ argued the importance of UHC for the success of any nation. He substantiated his argument by giving the growth of China as an example. China which gained independence around the same time as India invested heavily in healthcare during the 1960's and 1970’s to provide UHC. This increased life expectancy drastically and helped in building a healthy nation that could provide support in build...
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