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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE DAY

New York, 12 December 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us just how important it is for all countries to have strong health systems that provide the entire population with quality services when and where they need them.

This year we have seen the tragedy that strikes when health facilities are overwhelmed by a new, highly infectious and often deadly disease – and when the effort...