State of the Art Lecture on Universal Healthcare

State of the Art Lecture on Universal Healthcare

Authors

  • Dr. Sania Nishter Chairperson, Benazir Income Support Program, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v25iS.2950

Keywords:

Universal Health Care, Public Policy, Pakistan

Abstract

Ladies and gentleman, Assalam-o-alaikum, good morning and congratulations to the organisers of the King Edward Medical College symposium, both for convening this event and for giving it such a befitting theme.  Universal health coverage has become the central pillar in the global health discourse.  It is the unifying thread in goal three of the sustainable development agenda.  It has become the number one policy choice of governments all around the world and for very good reason, because universal health coverage can create avenues to fix broken health systems, it can help to save lives, it can avert death and disability, it can be a vehicle for achieving programmatic goals and most importantly, if it is delivered effectively, it could become the 21st century welfare contract between the state and the citizens, a state's promise to its people. 

Author Biography

Dr. Sania Nishter , Chairperson, Benazir Income Support Program, Pakistan

Founder, Heartfile
Chair, Poverty Alleviation Coordination Council, Pakistan
Chairperson, Benazir Income Support Program, Pakistan
Co-chair, WHO High-Level Independent Commission on Noncommunicable diseases
Chair, United Nations University Institute of Global Health
Member, Federal Government of Germany’s International Advisory
Board on Global Health
Former Federal Minister, Government of Pakistan

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Published

08/08/2019

How to Cite

Nishter, S. (2019). State of the Art Lecture on Universal Healthcare. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 25(S). https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v25iS.2950

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