Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Asia Dr. Rajitha Senaratne Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Sri Lanka

To ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all Our Commitment Goal 3 in Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development To ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Direct impact on a population’s health Access to health services More productive People Financial risk protection

Commonwealth Asia

Singapore Brunei inclusive health care building a caring society providing and financing fair and inclusive health care building a caring society Brunei Fully subsidized by the government as one of the first countries in the world to achieve UHC.

India Bangladesh provide free healthcare to people various public healthcare systems that provide free healthcare to people Bangladesh 12,000 strategically located community clinics

Pakistan Malaysia Health Departments Public sector devolved to Provincial Health Departments Malaysia Well-established & efficient health sector and public health care programme is accessible to everyone

Sri Lanka Free universal healthcare and education National priorities for decades

In Conclusion We all can do More!

Critical Elements of UHC Good governance Sound systems of procurement and supply of medicines Health technologies Well-functioning health information systems

Let us achieve another milestone by the next meeting

Thank You