LANCET CITIZENS COMMISSION

Subject : Current Events

Context : The Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health System, a cross-sector initiative to develop a citizens’ roadmap to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) in India over a period of ten years, was launched online.

Concept :

• It was a first-of-its-kind participatory, countrywide initiative, in collaboration with world’s leading health journal The Lancet and the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University.
• The mission of the Commission is to lay out the path to achieving UHC in India in the coming decade, working with all stakeholders.
• The Commission will be guided by four principles:

UHC covers all health concerns;

Prevention and long-term care are key;

Concern is financial protection for all health costs, and

Aspiring for a health system that can be accessed by all who enjoy the same quality.