Prioritizing Gender in Universal Health Coverage

After months of negotiations, on September 23, UN Member States finally reached agreement on a political declaration to deliver universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. Though negotiations were repeatedly threatened by attacks against sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), women’s rights organizations and progressive countries succeeded in securing strong commitments to gender equality in the declaration. Universal health coverage guarantees universal access to quality health services, essential medicines, and vaccines, and provides protection from catastrophic and routine health costs. It has transformative potential, but if it’s not inclusive of sexual and reproductive health and rights, it will fail to live up to its promise. Allying to Protect Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Civil society played a pivotal role in achieving the political declaration, even when staunch opposition

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