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COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES > UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE

Preferred term

UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE  

Entry terms

  • UHC

Note

  • UNTERM
  • WHO Universal Health Coverage website

Scope note

  • The concept that all people have access to the health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship; includes the full range of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care.

History note

  • New concept adopted by TC 13 Sept 2023

In other languages

  • التغطية الصحية الشاملة

    Arabic

  • 全民健康覆盖

    Chinese

  • COUVERTURE SANITAIRE UNIVERSELLE

    French

  • COUVERTURE DE SANTÉ UNIVERSELLE
  • CSU
  • всеобщий охват услугами здравоохранения

    Russian

  • COBERTURA UNIVERSAL DE SALUD

    Spanish

  • COBERTURA SANITARIA UNIVERSAL
  • CSU

URI

http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/c_baa2f897

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