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World Health Assembly passes resolution on Universal Health Coverage

May 20, 2011

Today the World Health Assembly passed a critical resolution on Universal Health Coverage, a goal supported and championed by the Rockefeller Foundation's initiative for Transforming Health Systems. These groundbreaking resolutions urge member states to aim for affordable and accessible universal coverage for all citizens and calls on the WHO's Director General to present Universal Health Coverage for the UN Secretary General's agenda for the upcoming UN General Assembly.
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