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UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Insurance
- Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- universal health coverage
1, record 1, English, universal%20health%20coverage
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- UHC 2, record 1, English, UHC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
UHC means that all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. It includes the full spectrum of essential, quality health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care. UHC enables everyone to access the services that address the most significant causes of disease and death, and ensures that the quality of those services is good enough to improve the health of the people who receive them. 2, record 1, English, - universal%20health%20coverage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Assurance-maladie
- Hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couverture sanitaire universelle
1, record 1, French, couverture%20sanitaire%20universelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CSU 2, record 1, French, CSU
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par couverture sanitaire universelle, on entend une situation dans laquelle toutes les personnes et toutes les communautés bénéficient des services de santé dont elles ont besoin sans se heurter à des difficultés financières. Elle englobe la gamme complète des services de santé essentiels de qualité, qu'il s'agisse de la promotion de la santé, de la prévention, des traitements, de la réadaptation et des soins palliatifs. La couverture sanitaire universelle permet à tout un chacun d'avoir accès aux services s'occupant des causes les plus importantes de morbidité et de mortalité et elle garantit que la qualité de ces services soit suffisamment bonne pour améliorer la santé des personnes qui en bénéficient. 3, record 1, French, - couverture%20sanitaire%20universelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguro médico
- Higiene y Salud
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cobertura sanitaria universal
1, record 1, Spanish, cobertura%20sanitaria%20universal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cobertura sanitaria universal significa que todas las personas pueden acceder a los servicios de salud que necesiten, cuando y donde los necesiten, sin verse en dificultades económicas por ello. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cobertura%20sanitaria%20universal
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-06-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Health Insurance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- universal coverage
1, record 2, English, universal%20coverage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the basic principles on which any successful public health care plan must be built particularly its comprehensiveness, universal coverage, and accessibility. 2, record 2, English, - universal%20coverage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... universal coverage based on residency instead of employment;.... 3, record 2, English, - universal%20coverage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Assurance-maladie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- couverture universelle
1, record 2, French, couverture%20universelle
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- assujettissement universel 2, record 2, French, assujettissement%20universel
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
couverture universelle. Tiré de l'Actualité, vol. 6, no 8, août 1981, p. 33. 1, record 2, French, - couverture%20universelle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
assujettissement universel. Action d'assujettir aux assurances sociales. 3, record 2, French, - couverture%20universelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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