At the mid-point of the 2030 target for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), progress towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC) is off track (1). According to the latest data, at least 4.5 billion people — more than half of the world’s population — are not fully covered by essential health services (2). Financial protection is also deteriorating, with two billion people experiencing financial hardship due to out-of-pocket health costs (2). People in vulnerable and marginalized situations, particularly those living in low- and middle-income countries, are affected most severely (3).
UHC2030’s 2024–2027 Strategic Framework describes how UHC2030 operates and adds value, now, on the path towards the next UN high-level meeting on UHC in 2027, and in the last stretch before the 2030 milestone for the SDGs.