SANAC CSF has a firm position on Universal Health Coverage – we have said through our submission at the the Presidential Health Compact in 2018 and through our submission to the NHI White Paper that #CommunitiesMatter when it comes to access to quality health care as a basic minimum requirement. This freedom is incomplete without every South African accessing quality health care. We have debated enough about NHI, we should be implementing it by now. Government must deliver on this commitment of NHI.
TODAY, 12 December is UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE DAY. Let us add our voices so that NHI is realised in our lifetime.
This year marks five years since the United Nations officially adopted 12.12 as International Universal Health Coverage Day and three years since countries adopted the Political Declaration on Universal Health Coverage – efforts that would not have been possible without grassroots campaigns driven by civil society members and advocates around the world just like you.
This year’s UHC Day is nine months ahead of the 2023 High-Level Meeting on UHC, making it a particularly important moment to highlight the call to achieve Health for All by 2030.
#HealthForAll
#UHCDay
#CommunitiesMatter