Preferred Label : Universal Health Care;
MeSH definition : Access for all people to needed health services (including prevention, promotion,
treatment, rehabilitation and palliation) of sufficient quality to be effective while
also ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial
hardship. (From https://www.who.int/healthsystems/universal_health_coverage/en/);
Définition CISMeF : Universal healthcare (also called universal health coverage, universal coverage, or
universal care) is a health care system in which all residents of a particular country
or region are assured access to health care. It is generally organized around providing
either all residents or only those who cannot afford on their own, with either health
services or the means to acquire them, with the end goal of improving health outcomes
(source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_health_care).;
MeSH synonym : Universal Healthcare;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal health care;
Origin ID : D000080423;
UMLS CUI : C5197733;
Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
Access for all people to needed health services (including prevention, promotion,
treatment, rehabilitation and palliation) of sufficient quality to be effective while
also ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial
hardship. (From https://www.who.int/healthsystems/universal_health_coverage/en/)
Universal healthcare (also called universal health coverage, universal coverage, or
universal care) is a health care system in which all residents of a particular country
or region are assured access to health care. It is generally organized around providing
either all residents or only those who cannot afford on their own, with either health
services or the means to acquire them, with the end goal of improving health outcomes
(source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_health_care).
