NEW YORK — Healthcare is a human right, yet roughly half of the world’s population, 3.5 billion people, forgoes essential health services due to financial constraints or lack of accessible facilities. Universal health coverage (UHC) could change this worrying statistic.

A non-profit women’s health organisation in Kenya is confronting an impossible dilemma.Kisumu Medical and Education Trust (KMET) receives $200,000 per year from the United States government to train doctors to treat postpartum haemorrhaging.