Essential Diagnostics: A Key Element of Universal Health Coverage

Abstract

Health is a human right. Yet, the sad reality is that, 40 years after the Alma Ata declaration “Health For All by 2000”, half the world is still without access to essential healthcare services. To address this healthcare crisis, all countries have committed to the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, which include Universal Health Coverage (UHC) [1]. UHC involves financial risk protection, access to quality essential healthcare services and access to essential medicines and vaccines for all.