Universal health coverage (UHC) aims to provide health security and universal access to essential care services without financial hardship to individuals, families and communities. A report from the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) describes the current situation with regard to UHC and global quality of care, and outlines the steps governments, health services and their workers, together with citizens and patients need to urgently take.

The report can be obtained at https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/delivering-quality-health-services-a-global-imperative_9789264300309-en#page11.