The COVID-19 pandemic has created setbacks and reversals in the progress towards Universal Health Care (UHC). In light of these developments, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) is once again urging a significant investment in nursing to accelerate progress towards Universal Health Care Day on December 12.
According to ICN, primary health care (PHC), which is essential for achieving UHC, can only be accomplished by a significant increase in the number of nurses working in communities. As a result, extended and significant investments in nursing are required to achieve UHC.
According to recent data released by the WHO, several regions have experienced a stall or even reversal in their progress towards attaining universal health coverage by the 2030 deadline. The report claims that two billion people cannot afford to pay for the necessary medical care and 4.5 billion people still lack access to basic health services.
UHC2030 Steering Committee member and President of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), Dr. Pamela Cipriano, stated: “Nurses are at the center of UHC.” Nurses are the primary facilitators of primary care. Hence, leaders and politicians everywhere must invest in them. From birth to death and from prevention to rehabilitation, nurses are the ones who give individuals the care they require across the health spectrum.
In September, during the UNGA High-Level Meeting in New York, Dr. Cipriano praised the recently released Political Declaration on UHC, stating that “nurses working closely with individuals, families, and communities in their homes and neighborhoods is the only way that Universal Health Care can be achieved.”
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Participating in WHO’s social media effort, Dr. Cipriano has promoted this year’s UHC Day campaign. The statement she provided to the campaign states that UHC is dependent on increasing primary health care, which is mostly nursing care. Nurses are most needed while working with individuals, families, and communities – alongside patients in their daily lives. Therefore, leaders must make investments in their professional development.
Established in 2012 to commemorate the universal acceptance of UHC as a critical goal for WHO Member States, December 12 is officially recognised as Universal Health Care Day by the UN.
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