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

2. 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

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

4. Commonwealth Asia

5. 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.

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

7. 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

8. Sri Lanka Free universal healthcare and education
National priorities for decades

9. In Conclusion
We all can do More!

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

11. Let us achieve another milestone by the next meeting

12. Thank You