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Universal health coverage is not a luxury but ‘a moral imperative,’ Pope says

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

Top photo caption: Cuban doctor Dalia Escalona examines a child at the National Hospital of Uspantan in a rural section of San Miguel Uspantan, Guatemala, Feb. 20, 2026. In a private audience at the Vatican March 18, 2026, with attendees at a conference on health equity, the pope addressed the need for "universal health coverage,"…...