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Source: WHO Global Health Observatory (GHO), May 2023 update

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Coverage of essential health services (defined as the average coverage of essential services based on tracer interventions that include reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases and service capacity and access, among the general and the most disadvantaged population)

Indicator number

3.8.1

Target name

Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all

Target number

3.8

Global indicator description
UN designated tier

3

UN custodian agency

World Health Organization (WHO)

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WHO Global Health Observatory (GHO), May 2023 update

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