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Quiz 

Q1. What does universal health coverage (UHC) mean?

1. UHC means that all individuals and communities receive the health services they need, when and where they need them.
2. UHC enables everyone to access the services that address the most important causes of disease and death.
3. UHC is about health services for individuals and populations, such as controlling mosquito breeding grounds.
4. All the above

Q2. How much of the world’s population is not able to obtain the health       services they need?

1. At least 30% of the world’s population
2. At least 50% of the world’s population
3. At least 70% of the world’s population
4. At least 90% of the world’s population

Answers to all these questions are given at the end of this email.

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Answers of the Quiz

Ans 1 : (d) All the above

All these answer choices are correct. Universal health coverage means individuals and populations receive access to all the essential health services they need without being pushed into poverty.

Ans 2 : (b) At least 50% of the world’s population

At least half (or 50%) of the world’s population is not able to obtain the health services they need.

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