UHC coverage index

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Dictionary meaning

a composite measure developed by the World Health Organization and World Bank to track progress toward universal health coverage — defined as all people receiving the quality health services they need without suffering financial hardship — across fourteen tracer indicators spanning reproductive, maternal and child health, infectious disease control, and non-communicable disease management and service capacity; the UHC service coverage index is scored from zero to one hundred, with one hundred representing full coverage across all indicators; as of 2023 global average coverage stood at approximately sixty-eight, with large disparities between high-income countries scoring above eighty and many low-income countries scoring below fifty; the index is used to compare health system performance across countries, identify priority areas for investment, and track progress toward the health-related Sustainable Development Goals