Universal coverage aims to improve the health status of the poor and vulnerable, especially
women and children. Attaining universal coverage requires urgently government attention and
action. It advocates substantial reductions in out-of-pocket payments, which remain both the
single main cause of household impoverishment and a financial barrier in accessing health
services.
For achieving that goal, Myanmar is trying to improve the health financing system for reducing
of out-of-pocket payments and increasing of prepayment through: