universal health coverage

Image: Heroines of Health 2019 Gala in Geneva, Switzerland, May 2019. Courtesy of Women in Global Health

Recognizing Remarkable Women and their Contributions Towards Health for All

Nepal Clinic showing the signs indicating that a woman can receive safe abortion services and that the clinic offers youth-friendly services. Credit: IpasNepal

Watered-Down Words Jeopardize Women and Girls

A nurse pours water from a pitcher to help the surgeon scrub for a cesarean section at St. Therese Hospital in Central Plateau, Haiti. © 2014 C. Hanna-Truscott/Midwives for Haiti, Courtesy of Photoshare

Safe Surgery—and UHC—Hinge on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

A community health worker in rural Ethiopia tests a boy for malaria. © 2007 Bonnie Gillespie, Courtesy of Photoshare

Community Health Workers and Volunteers: The Most Effective Path to UHC

Indian TB patient Sonu Verma, 25, poses with his chest x-ray in Sonipat, March 3, 2016. Image: Money Sharma/AFP/Getty

A Roadmap for Ending the Moral Catastrophe of TB

The line begins at dawn in Myameyamu, Zambia for a monthly clinic that provides the only essential medical services for miles.

Let’s End the Fuzziness in Universal Health Coverage

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus washes his hands before visiting an Ebola treatment center in Itipo on June 11, 2018.

What Motivates Tedros: Part 2 of a Q&A with WHO’s Director-General

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has sought to transform WHO to maximize its impact. Image: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Inside the Mind of Tedros: A Q&A with WHO’s Director-General

The Palais des Nations: The main UN building in Geneva, Switzerland on December 6, 2012.

8 Things to Watch at This Year’s World Health Assembly—#WHA71