Ethical Health First and One Health Medical Professionals Worldwide are Uniting to Enact Universal Healthcare
The movement for Single Payer Health Programs has never been more forceful or organized in the United States and internationally
Marburg, Measles, Mpox, Oropouche, Dengue, E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, Polio and Climate Health Disasters. Where do patients go for medical care when infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics hit or when distressed conditions caused by hurricanes, tornadoes and floods impact communities? Where can they access simple Primary Care without barriers, bias or onerous bureaucracy?
More and more citizens are talking about Universal Healthcare, not only in the United States, but worldwide. Ethical Health First and One Health leaders worldwide are pushing to enact it.
The ninth annual report on Monitoring progress on Universal Healthcare and the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in the South-East Asia Region – 2024 update provides a comprehensive analysis of the status of and trends in the health-related SDG indicators, along with five additional indicators from the WHO Thirteenth General Programme of Work (GPW13), across all 11 Member States of the Region.
The report examines evolving trends at the country and regional levels, comparing progress against the agreed upon global health-related Susatainable Development Goals (SDG) targets, using the most recent data.
This report highlights key areas of sustained advancement and identifies critical actions needed to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) and the health-related SDGs by 2030.
The thematic focus of this year’s report is “The decade for Strengthening Human Resources for Health (HRH) in the South-East Asia Region (2015–2024)”, a critical enabler for achieving Universal Healthcare, as it ensures the availability, quality and equitable delivery of essential health services to all populations. In short: Universal Healthcare with everybody in and nobody out.
A key highlight of the report are the enhanced country profiles on the health-related SDGs and the status of distribution and development of human resources for health. These act as tools for action to support countries in tracking their population health outcomes and identifying gaps where accelerated progress is needed to achieve the aspirational SDG targets. Enacting S.1655 in the United States would close the Death Gap.
Learn more about global efforts to enact Universal Healthcare here.
Universal Healthcare
The following countries provide Universal Healthcare to their citizens and residents. The year in which the program was enacted is indicated as well:
Australia 1975
Austria 1967
Bahrain 1957
Belgium 1945
Brunei 1958
Canada 1966
Cyprus 1980
Denmark 1973
Finland 1972
France 1974
Germany 1941
Greece 1983
Hong Kong 1993
Iceland 1990
Ireland 1977
Israel 1995
Italy 1978
Japan 1938
Kuwait 1950
Luxembourg 1973
Netherlands 1966
New Zealand 1938
Norway 1912
Portugal 1979
Singapore 1993
Slovenia 1972
South Korea. 1988
Spain. 1986
Sweden. 1955
Switzerland 1994
United Arab Emirates 1971
United Kingdom 1948
Learn more about the Medicare for All Act Bill in the United States of America
Brief summaries covering major features of the House Bill and Senate Bill
In-depth summary covering each section of the House Bill
Medicare for All fact sheet providing context for the Senate Bill
Full text of the Medicare for All Act (H.R. 3421, U.S. House)
Full text of the Medicare for All Act (S. 1655, U.S. Senate)