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Why is Universal Health Coverage vital to achieving the health SDG?
… condition could be a death sentence." –Kofi Annan recalls meeting hospital patients as UN Secretary-General … Meeting Africa’s universal health challenge Writing in an opinion …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Africa's health challenge is a human rights issue
Africa's health challenge is a human rights issue 18 December … marked both Human Rights Day on December 10 and Universal Health Coverage Day on December 12. Civil … Meeting Africa’s universal health challenge …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Meeting Africa’s universal health challenge
Meeting Africa’s universal health challenge 16 August 2016 …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Political reforms, refugees and health form main focus of Elders’ board meeting in Ethiopia
… refugees and health form main focus of Elders’ board meeting in Ethiopia 28 May 2019 … Zewde – currently the only female head of state in Africa – and were impressed by the commitment of both the … a shared sense of national identity drawing on Ethiopia’s rich history. …
gavin - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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For South Africa, climate adaptation and economic growth can go hand in hand
For South Africa, climate adaptation and economic growth can go hand … Gro Harlem Brundtland, where I had the honour of meeting President Cyril Ramaphosa in Cape Town. We met … below the critical 1.5 degrees level cited by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change . …
monika - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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The Elders welcome Ethiopia’s commitment to primary health care and digital innovation
The Elders welcome Ethiopia’s commitment to primary health care and digital innovation … The Elders are holding their biannual board meeting in Addis Ababa from 19-22 May. ENDS … Africa's health challenge is a human rights issue …
Jessy - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Accelerating progress toward UHC by 2030
… Director-General of WHO and the health ministers of South Africa and Thailand, during which she called for courageous … be covered, with services allocated according to people’s needs and health systems financed according to people’s … is to scale up primary health care services focussed on meeting the needs of women, girls and adolescents - and are …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Strengthen global health security by investing in Universal Health Coverage
… by investing in health systems that are capable of meeting daily challenges. This keynote speech was … are covered. Last month I visited South Africa with my fellow Elder, the former President of Chile, Ricardo Lagos , to learn more about the government’s plans to introduce National Health Insurance, that will …
gavin - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Universal Health Coverage: an affordable goal for all
… and Margaret Chan (Credit: The Elders / Tom Pietrasik; U.S. Mission Geneva / Eric Bridiers) When all 193 … is to scale up primary health care services, focussing on meeting the needs of vulnerable groups such as the poor, … Director-General of WHO and the health ministers of South Africa and Thailand, during which she called for courageous …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Hopes raised at UNGA but still much more to do
… moment for global health priorities This year’s UN General Assembly had a particular focus on health, and … Gro Harlem Brundtland at the first ever UNGA High Level Meeting on UHC represents a significant moment in the … also emphasised by Dr Brundtland in an address on UHC in Africa at the ‘One By One: Target 2030’ event and in …
gavin - 07/21/2022 - 10:31