What is the UHC framework

Universal Health Coverage: Moving Towards Better Health is an action framework that has been developed to support countries in realizing the vision of better health through UHC. It outlines shared principles of UHC and reflects the values of the WHO constitution, the Health for All agenda set by the Alma-Ata Declaration in 1978 and multiple World Health Assembly resolutions. The Framework identifies 15 action domains and related priority actions, organized along the five essential attributes of high performance health systems: quality, efficiency, equity, accountability and good governance, sustainability and resilience. The action domains are intended to guide countries in developing country-specific road maps towards UHC, recognizing that the choice and combination of actions will be considered in the context of national needs and capacities. Member States are encouraged to prioritize multiple actions that are mutually reinforcing and embed them in their national health policies and reforms as they move towards attainment of the UHC vision and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).