Universal Health Day 2017

Throughout the last four decades, the Declaration of Alma-Ata has acted as a linchpin for health policies developed and adopted to achieve the ambitious goal of "health for all."

In the context of Universal Health Day -12 December, we celebrate the achievements of Alma-Ata, recognizing the important lessons to be learnt from the past, while acknowledging the significant challenges ahead. There is a need to identify innovative, inclusive and participatory approaches that will enable multi-sectoral dialogue and consensus building among different actors with due representation from communities, to accelerate transformation of health systems towards the achievement of universal health, and the 2030 sustainable development goals.