Essential to achieving the SDG of a one-third reduction in premature Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) deaths by 2030 will be the attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), that is, access to quality, safe, and effective healthcare services for all. Conversely, UHC can only be accomplished if services and treatments to address NCDs are included in national health benefits packages. This is especially true of Cardiovascular Disease, which is the number 1 killer globally and is increasingly becoming a growing burden in Low or Middle-Income Countries. Join this panel of experts as UHC takes center stage, to advance the prevention and control of NCDs.

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