UN’s Guterres calls for strong global health systems

As nations around the world gathered at the 71st session opening of the World Health Assembly in Geneva this week, it was made clear that everyone, everywhere deserves equal access to quality healthcare.

“We need strong resilient systems that place people at the centre,” said António Guterres, secretary general to the United Nations. “Universal health coverage provides the foundation to help us overcome the inequities that continue to leave so many behind.”

The secretary general pointed to the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 3, one target of many global goals for change by 2030. It focuses on reducing the burden of disease in vulnerable communities around the world.

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