Rob Yates

Party leader renews commitment to universal health coverage (VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary To Lam has called for continued improvements in medical services, placing patients at the center of all activities.

Great to see the Govt of Vietnam renew its commitment to publicly financed UHC vovworld.vn/en-US/news/p...

Is Trump seriously trying to entice Greenlanders offering them a US health system?!

Botswana’s diamond-funded health system has failed: it needs to be reformed and rebuilt | Duma Gideon Boko As Botswana’s president here is my plan to renew this country’s beleaguered health system – and my vision for a stronger Africa

Great to see the President of Botswana so committed to improving his country's publicly-financed health system - free at the point of delivery www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

KATH compelled to detain patients over medical bills, complains of costs and resource burdens - MyJoyOnline The management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) says it has been compelled to detain hundreds of patients longer than medically required for failing to pay their medical bills.

No hospitals are "compelled" to detain poor patients - it is a flagrant violation of their human rights www.myjoyonline.com/kath-compell...

Next government must prioritise health reform Do what is needed to achieve Universal Health Coverage

Bangladesh is another country where a bold progressive political leader could win power on a UHC platform www.thedailystar.net/opinion/edit...

Bravo Ghana launching universal FREE primary care services in April - a vital step towards UHC gna.org.gh/2026/02/univ...

Thaksin will always be a hero to the poor in Thailand because he brought them UHC www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-...

Hostage to Healthcare: Enugu Mother and Triplets Detained Over N3.8m Bill Blessing Odenigbo, a fruit seller, and her newborn triplets are detained at an Enugu hospital over an unpaid N3.85 million bill that increases daily.

Another desperate tale of hospital hostages in Nigeria. How can President Tinubu allow this to continue? streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/hostage...

Universal Health Coverage: The decisive election agenda Ensuring Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is one of the defining policy challenges of the 21st century. In election periods, few issues resonate more powerfully with voters.

Top tip for political leaders in Nepal, run on a UHC platform if you want to win the election. thehimalayantimes.com/opinion/univ...

Reform MP Backs Privatising the NHS to Make It More 'Efficient' Andrew Rosindell, who defected last week from the Conservatives, says he "would not object" to replacing free healthcare with a private insurance system

More evidence that Reform want to do away with a publicly financed NHS. British voters you have been warned. www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-mp-...

‘Not going to ask immigration status’: Zohran Mamdani announces healthcare for New York’s children, undocumented included - The Times of India US News: New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed that all children in the city, including those who are undocumented, will be eligible for free childc.

Bravo Mayor Mamdani launching Free healthcare for all children in New York City, including undocumented timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/not...

Universal Healthcare in California: Leading the Way for a Healthier Nation - Davis Vanguard California has the economic power and moral responsibility to implement a universal healthcare system independent from the federal government, which can serve as a model for the rest of the country an...

Will California pioneer publicly-financed UHC in the United States? davisvanguard.org/2026/01/cali...

Guarantee a Fair and Open Selection for the Gorton and Denton By-election Labour can win in the Gorton and Denton by-election if we lead with our values and allow a fair, democratic and open selection for our candidate. Sign the petition below calling on the Chair of Lab...

I just signed a @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social petition - Guarantee a Fair and Open Selection for the Gorton and Denton By-election. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/gu...

For the Love of God, Do Something Useful with your Life – The Oxford Student Tessa Yates, 3rd Year Medic, argues for finding a career that is intrinsically fulfilling rather than just for the money.

Well said Tess! I am sure @rutgerbregman.com would agree with you. www.oxfordstudent.com/2026/01/21/f...

MP agrees pension deal that could open path to Commons for Andy Burnham Andrew Gwynne’s settlement with parliament could allow him to retire and call byelection in Gorton and Denton * UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham may have a new route to parliament after the MP Andrew Gwynne reached a settlement with the Commons that would allow him to retire and call a byelection. The mayor of Greater Manchester is said to be seeking a return to parliament to stand for the Labour leadership if there is a challenge to Keir Starmer, but was thought to have limited options for a byelection in the north-west. Continue reading...

MP agrees pension deal that could open path to Commons for Andy Burnham

Guest Editorial: The New York Health Act -- It's long past time for the legislature to pass it. The act, first introduced in 1991, would implement universal government-paid health care. Similar systems are normal in all other industrialized nations in the world.

Now is the time to pass the New York Health Act to pioneer publicly financed UHC in the United States thecrotonchronicle.substack.com/p/guest-edit...

State-Level Single Payer a Good Step Toward Medicare for All | Common Dreams Will passage of a state-based program serve as an initial step towards a national program or derail the nationwide effort for a federal plan?

Will publicly financed UHC initially start at a state level in the US - perhaps starting in New York? www.commondreams.org/opinion/stat...

Kremlin says Putin has been invited to join Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’ Putin shows no signs of ending Ukraine war and claim adds weight to accusation Trump favours Russian president

In other news, Dracula is invited to join the board of the blood transfusion service www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Exactly!

The opportunity in the global health financing crisis - Nature Health Countries can navigate away from aid dependency to a new era of sustainable self-reliance, based on domestic resources.

@drtedros.who.int is spot on - as aid financing for health is in free fall now is the time for political leaders to launch domestically financed UHC reforms www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Tanzania's UHC reforms are doomed to fail if they expect most people in the informal sector to pay health insurance contributions dailynews.co.tz/historic-ste...

Trump's Health Plan Is Doomed to Fail—We Need Medicare for All | Common Dreams ​Unsurprisingly, Trump’s concepts of a plan don't even begin to reverse the damage he caused when he made massive cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act in order to fund tax cuts for billionaire...

Under Trump and the Republicans the US is moving rapidly away from UHC. Let's hope it heralds their electoral downfall www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

‘Astounding’ vaccine change puts US behind peer countries, experts warn Scientists predict increased disease outbreaks after Trump officials no longer recommend third of childhood vaccines

Is the US the only country in the world committed to move AWAY from UHC? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Vietnam expands full health insurance coverage Vietnam will provide full reimbursement of medical examination and treatment costs under its health insurance system to people from near-poor households and seniors aged 75 and above who receive socia...

Bravo Vietnam completely scrapping copayments for poorer households www.asiainsurancereview.com/News/View-Ne...

Democrats are united in bashing GOP on Obamacare. Medicare for All could reopen a rift. The single-payer health care system is again becoming a rallying cry for progressives in the midterms.

@abdulelsayed.bsky.social is absolutely right. Now is the perfect time to go all in for publicly financed UHC in the US mid-terms www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Democrats are united in bashing GOP on Obamacare. Medicare for All could reopen a rift. The single-payer health care system is again becoming a rallying cry for progressives in the midterms.

Now is the time for the US Democrats to go all in on publicly financed UHC www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Vietnam’s health sector sets 5-year target to raise life expectancy to 75.5 The healthcare sector outlines an ambitious national health agenda amid demographic and technological shifts.

As Vietnam moves towards UHC life expectancy will rise - the opposite will happen in Trump's America vietnamnet.vn/en/vietnam-s...

Christmas: Soludo’s Son Offsets Hospital Bills for Patients in Anambra – THISDAYLIVE

Nigeria will not reach UHC by sons of state governors paying the hospital bills of detained poor people www.thisdaylive.com/2025/12/27/c...

Over 20M Americans Set to Lose Healthcare Coverage Jan. 1 After Congress Goes on Recess Tens of millions of Americans are set to see their health insurance costs soar when subsidies under the Affordable Care Act expire at the end of this year. Health insurance premiums are expected to mo...

Millions of Americans will lose their health coverage in 2026 - here's hoping they punish the Repulicans at the ballot box in November www.democracynow.org/2025/12/30/a...

Universal health, SHA and US-Kenya deal: Issues set to shape 2026 At the centre of the reform agenda is the operational maturity of the SHA.

Will 2026 be a decisive year for UHC in Kenya? nation.africa/kenya/health...