A GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION
"From the Universal health coverage is a political goal rooted in the human right to health. But no right has ever been guaranteed until people decided to fight for it. Now is the time to rise for our right to #HealthForAll and drive courageous political action in every nation."
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE (UHC) DAY
"On 12 December 2012, the United Nations unanimously endorsed a historic resolution urging all countries to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage as an essential priority for international development.
UHC Day has become the annual rallying point for the growing global movement for health for all. Each year on 12.12, we raise our voices to share the stories of the millions of people still waiting for health, to call on leaders to make bigger and smarter investments in health, and to remind the world that health for all is imperative for the world we want."
THE IMPORTANCE OF UHC FOR DAI
DAI has been in Sharjah this week at the NCD Alliance Forum, and on Day 2, talked about human rights and social justice for people living with NCD's, including people with dementia. We will post another update on this forum soon. It is especially important for people with dementia and our families, as we still don't get adequate support after diagnosis, and getting a dagnosis in the first place is sometimes almost impossible. Our families are left to struggle with little or no suport, and with virtually no training on how to support us. The very last straw is that far too many health care staff are very 'under-educated' in dementia. This needs to change, and so together, it is time to stand up, speak out, and demand action!
We all must speak up for our right to universal and affordable health coverage.