[Comment] Beyond poverty eradication: what China's health and poverty alleviation experience means for global health

The Lancet Commission on the Health and Poverty Alleviation Initiative in China1 arrives at an important moment for global health. Progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) has slowed in many countries,2 with catastrophic health expenditure continuing to push households into poverty. Geopolitical conflict, faltering multilateralism, and economic factors such as inflation have made it more challenging to address global poverty eradication and health goals. The relationship between health a