This event will present key findings from the upcoming report, focusing on interpreting the global trends. Discussants will provide perspectives on the new findings, on the challenges countries face in expanding service coverage while reducing financial hardship, and on the needed policy changes. The report is co-produced by the World Health Organization and the World Bank, and is supported by UHC2030 and the Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage. Interpretations will cover global and regional trends in health service coverage from 2000 to 2023, and in financial hardship due to out-of-pocket health spending from 2000 to 2022.
Universal health coverage (UHC) means that all people receive the quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without incurring financial hardship.
Date: 8 December 2025
Time: 8:00–9:30am EST | 14:00–15:30 CET
Format: Zoom meeting with interpretation offered in French, Spanish, and Arabic.
Key topics
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- Global progress toward UHC and gaps in service coverage
- Financial risk protection and out-of-pocket spending
- Policy and program changes needed to accelerate progress
- Regional variations in UHC data and implications for implementation
Expected outcomes include a clearer understanding of how many people lack essential health services and how many face financial hardship due to health costs, informing policy decisions to accelerate UHC progress.
“The Global Monitoring Report presents the most recent global data on progress towards UHC, using the revised monitoring framework for Sustainable Development Target 3.8.”
Organizers: World Bank, World Health Organization, UHC2030, Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage.
Notes
For access details and participating organizations, refer to the event page on WHO’s site.
Author’s summary: WHO and World Bank report on UHC progress, highlighting service coverage gaps and financial hardship, with policy guidance for closing the gaps and achieving SDG target 3.8.
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