Margaret Chan, director-general of World Health Organisation (WHO), delivers her speech during the Ministerial Meeting on Universal Health Coverage in Singapore on Tuesday. -AFP
SINGAPORE: The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday described universal healthcare as a powerful tool to fight inequality, hailing countries such as Singapore, which last month introduced a safety net for the poor and elderly.
According to the WHO, a lack of universal healthcare pushes 100 million people a year below the poverty line as a result of paying for the services they need, while countries such as the United States and China grapple with how to provide coverage to all their citizens.
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