Rallying For UHC (IV): Aligning UHC with Civil Society Priorities: Blog Posts

Universal Health Coverage Day 2014: Partnering to Make UHC a Reality

December 12, 2014
[A health worker and a patient in a treatment room at the Susa Mama health clinic in Papua New Guinea. The global collaboration on universal health coverage can’t wind down but must be ramped up.] {Photo credit: Ness Kerton / AusAID / DfAT / CC BY}

Today is Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC Day). All week, Management Sciences for Health (MSH) staff blogged about universal health coverage (UHC) and why we support health for all this week.  This post originally appeared in Devex. Universal health coverage is coming to the world’s developing countries.

A Global UHC Campaign Launches: Health for All Post-2015

March 04, 2014
{Photo credit: Warren Zelman.}

The Millennium Development Goals, due to expire next year, have defined an era of global health. Since their adoption in 2000, the global AIDS response has scaled up massively; childhood immunization has become the norm in most settings; and many more women can access the family planning and reproductive healthcare they need. The MDGs coincided with, and perhaps helped to usher, a “Golden Age” of global health funding, which supported hard work and innovation that saved millions of lives.

Universal Health Coverage in Africa: Where is Civil Society?

February 07, 2014
{Photo credit: Todd Shapera.}

This post originally appeared on The Lancet Global Health Blog. A strong civil society is essential for realizing the lofty goal of achieving universal health coverage (UHC). While the ongoing global discussions around UHC have largely focused on the role of government and development partners in designing and implementing risk pooling mechanisms that have the potential to improve access to essential health services, there has been little discussion on the key role that local civil society organizations (CSOs) play to ensure various communities support UHC and hold governments accountable.

Rallying for UHC (V): Rounding-Up UN General Assembly Week

October 15, 2013
{Photo credit: Rui Pires}

A global movement toward universal health coverage (UHC) is emerging. Fifteen global civil society organizations signed a statement urging UN countries to include UHC in post-Millennium Development goals (MDGs).

Video: UHC is Already Here: Dr. Quick on Devex

October 07, 2013

Devex.com features a video interview with MSH President and CEO Dr. Jonathan D. Quick at the Clinton Global Initiative. Eliza Villarino writes: For some, universal health coverage is a remote vision. The idea, according to Management Sciences for Health President and CEO Jonathan Quick, is actually not that far-fetched. Universal health coverage refers to the commitment of countries to provide basic health, prevention and treatment services to all their citizens without financially burdening them.

Rallying for UHC (III): Community Health Workers Can Accelerate Progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa

September 27, 2013
[Emanuel Bizimungu, a community health worker in eastern Rwanda, examines a girl.] {Photo credit: Todd Shapera}

As the United Nations General Assembly kicks off general debate on the post-2015 development agenda this week, advocates of a universal health coverage (UHC) target are rallying other organizations to build and showcase support around UHC. These efforts include high-profile events on Monday and Tuesday, both hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation with partner support. On Wednesday, Johnson & Johnson hosted an event on the key role of frontline health workers to efforts like these.

Rallying For UHC (II): Watch 'A Healthy Future for All'

September 27, 2013
[MSH President Dr. Jonathan D. Quick moderates the panel.] {Photo credit: Paula Champagne/MSH}

As the United Nations General Assembly kicks off general debate on the post-2015 development agenda, MSH, Rockefeller Foundation, and the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations hosted a standing-room only event rallying organizations around making universal health coverage (UHC) a post-2015 priority. "A Healthy Future For All: Making Universal Health Coverage a Post-2015 Priority" was one of two high-profile events hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation with partner support. Watch the webcast recording and view the photo slideshow of "A Healthy Future for All".

Rallying For UHC (I): Refining the UHC Message for Post-2015 Success

September 25, 2013
{Photo credit: Pan American Health Organization}

As the United Nations General Assembly kicks off general debate on the post-2015 development agenda this week, advocates of a universal health coverage (UHC) target are rallying other organizations to build and showcase support around UHC. These efforts include high-profile events on Monday and Tuesday, both hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation with partner support. On Wednesday, Johnson & Johnson hosts an event on the key role of frontline health workers to efforts like these.