Primary health care is of particular importance to ICN because the millions of nurses we represent are its backbone. PHC is the cornerstone of health systems for every nation on this planet and, thus, equity and access to primary health care services are essential to improving the health and wellbeing of all people.
On 12 December 2012, the United Nations unanimously endorsed the concept of Universal Health Coverage, the most ambitious and comprehensive political declaration on health in history. That event is commemorated each year by the designation of 12 December as Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day.
12 December 2019