11:35 - 20.11.2025
November 20, Fineko/abc.az. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is considering providing technical assistance for the regional project "Accelerating and Sustaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through the UHC Practitioners and Experts, Exchange and Resources (UHC PEERS) Network".
ABC.AZ informs with reference to ADB that the project covers 43 countries, including Azerbaijan. The financing in the amount of $495,000 is to be allocated through the Special Technical Assistance Fund.
The project aims to support the efforts of countries in advancing toward universal health coverage. As part of the initiative, ADB will create a network of practitioners and policy specialists - UHC PEERS, which will focus on exchanging experience and jointly developing solutions in the healthcare sector.
The technical assistance includes the following areas of work: creating a repository of best practices and knowledge on UHC implementation in the region and beyond; developing solutions, including gender-oriented digital tools for healthcare; facilitating peer-to-peer experience exchange between countries; joint capacity building through networks and professional alliances, including private sector participation; creating online platforms for knowledge sharing.
Despite the fact that universal health coverage is included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals, many countries in Asia and the Pacific are still lagging in achieving UHC. The coverage index in the region increased from 45 to 68 points between 2000-2021, however, progress has notably slowed: from 2015 to 2021 - an increase of only 3 points, and after 2019 growth stopped.
