U.N. SG Guterres Calls For More Investment In Universal Health Coverage, Urges Nations To Draw Lessons From COVID-19 Pandemic

U.N. News: U.N. chief urges greater investment in universal health coverage, starting now
“The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of strong public health systems and emergency preparedness for communities and economies globally, the U.N. Secretary-General said on Wednesday, calling for greater investments in universal health coverage. Launching his latest policy brief, ‘COVID-19 and Universal Health Coverage,’ Secretary-General António Guterres called on everyone to draw ‘hard lessons’ from the pandemic, for which the world was not prepared…” (10/7).

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