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Descriptor English: Universal Health Coverage
Descriptor Spanish: Cobertura Universal de Salud
Descriptor cobertura universal de salud
Entry term(s) acceso universal a la salud y cobertura universal de salud
acceso y cobertura universal de salud
cobertura efectiva de los servicios de salud
cobertura efectiva de servicios de salud
cobertura sanitaria universal
cobertura universal en salud
salud universal
universalización del saneamiento básico
Scope note: La cobertura universal de salud implica que todas las personas tienen acceso, sin discriminación, a los conjuntos de servicios básicos de salud promocionales, preventivos, curativos y rehabilitadores necesarios y de medicamentos esenciales, seguros, asequibles, eficaces y de calidad, asegurando al mismo tiempo que el uso de estos servicios no expone a los usuarios a dificultades financieras, con un énfasis especial en los segmentos pobres, vulnerables y marginados de la población. (Traducción libre del original: Social Protection and universal health coverage. UN General Assembly, 67th Section, 2012. p.4. Disponible en: http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/67/81) La UHC está firmemente basada en la constitución de la OMS de 1948, declarando la salud como un derecho humano fundamental y en la agenda de Salud para Todos establecida por la Declaración de Alma Ata en 1978. El UHC incluye todos los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible relacionados con la salud (SDGs) y trae la esperanza de una mejor salud y protección para los más pobres del mundo. (Traducción libre del original: What is Universal coverage? WHO, 2017. Disponible en: http://www.who.int/health_financing/universal_coverage_definition/en/)
Descriptor Portuguese: Cobertura Universal de Saúde
Descriptor French: Couverture Universelle de la Santé
Entry term(s): Effective Coverage of Health Services
Effective Health Service Coverage
Effective Health Services Coverage
Socialized Health Care
Universal Care
Universal Health
Universal Health Coverage and Access
Universal Health Coverage and Universal Access
Tree number(s): SP1.786.075.367
SP9.242.315.475.156.505
Scope note: Universal health coverage implies that all people have access, without discrimination, to nationally determined sets of the promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative basic health services needed and essential, safe, affordable, effective and quality medicines, while ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the users to financial hardship, with a special emphasis on the poor, vulnerable and marginalized segments of the population (From: Social Protection and universal health coverage. UN General Assembly, 67th Section, 2012. p.4. Available in: http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/67/81). UHC is firmly based on the WHO constitution of 1948 declaring health a fundamental human right and on the Health for All agenda set by the Alma Ata declaration in 1978. UHC cuts across all of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and brings hope of better health and protection for the world’s poorest. (From: What is Universal coverage? WHO, 2017. Available in: http://www.who.int/health_financing/universal_coverage_definition/en/)
Annotation: do not confuse with UNIVERSAL COVERAGE, which is restricted to health insurance
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
History Note: 2018
DeCS ID: 57351
Unique ID: DDCS057351
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Universal Health Coverage - Preferred
Concept UI FD00062052
Scope note Universal health coverage implies that all people have access, without discrimination, to nationally determined sets of the promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative basic health services needed and essential, safe, affordable, effective and quality medicines, while ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the users to financial hardship, with a special emphasis on the poor, vulnerable and marginalized segments of the population (From: Social Protection and universal health coverage. UN General Assembly, 67th Section, 2012. p.4. Available in: http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/67/81). UHC is firmly based on the WHO constitution of 1948 declaring health a fundamental human right and on the Health for All agenda set by the Alma Ata declaration in 1978. UHC cuts across all of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and brings hope of better health and protection for the world’s poorest. (From: What is Universal coverage? WHO, 2017. Available in: http://www.who.int/health_financing/universal_coverage_definition/en/)
Preferred term Universal Health Coverage
Entry term(s) Effective Coverage of Health Services
Effective Health Service Coverage
Effective Health Services Coverage
Socialized Health Care
Universal Care
Universal Health
Universal Health Coverage and Access
Universal Health Coverage and Universal Access



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