HIV prevention and care as part of universal health coverage

Overview

The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Political Declaration of the High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) on 10 October 2019, marking the culmination of concerted efforts to bring the global health community together under a single umbrella. The UHC movement is an opportunity to consolidate disease- and intervention-specific agendas, priorities and approaches that have often led to fragmented health systems, particularly in low-income and lower-middle-income countries, where external assistance plays a key role in funding health sectors.

The core UHC concepts of universality, non-discrimination, quality, access and protection from financial hardships are all directly relevant to the entire range of HIV services.