​Introduction : More than 40 finance and health ministers and deputy ministers from across Asia and the Pacific stressed the importance of universal health coverage (UHC) and the need for stronger collaboration to mobilize healthcare financing during the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Governors.At the Joint Ministers of Finance and Health Symposium on Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific: COVID-19 and Beyond, held virtually today, ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa affirmed ADB’s support for UHC as a foundation of strong health systems. Please click the link below to see the full article.