The World Health Organization has classified the coronavirus outbreak as a global health emergency, and governments around the world are taking action to control the virus from continuously spreading. The illness caused by the virus, COVID-19, has claimed the over 1 million lives and has sickened 30 million people in more than 190 countries.
COVID-19 has shown that Universal Health Coverage, strong public health systems and emergency preparedness are essential to communities and to economies. The pandemic’s impact won’t just be felt for a few weeks but for months and perhaps years to come. Since the scale of the crisis became apparent over the last year, Qismat Trust has been working hard to keep our members informed and to share information about the United Nation’s new initiative towards Universal Health Coverage as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.