Covid-19 has further worsened inequalities in healthcare


A boy born in Perlis, Terengganu or Kelantan this year has an average life expectancy of 69 years, compared to the 74 years of his compatriots in Sarawak and Kuala Lumpur. — Photos: Filepic

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day was commemorated on Dec 12 (2020).

It was slightly over a year ago when the United Nations on Sept 23, 2019, made a political declaration to “reaffirm that health is a precondition for, and an outcome and indicator of, the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and strongly recommit to achieve universal health coverage by 2030, with a view to scaling up the global effort to build a healthier world for all”.

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