Shaping the Future of UHC: Perspectives from Health Workers and Communities

As policymakers and diplomats convene at this year’s United Nations High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage, Management Sciences for Health and its partners hosted an in-person discussion of what achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) looks like for health workers and communities around the world.

A panel of practitioners, health workers, and advocates explored the role of quality primary health care services in achieving UHC and the challenges facing health workers and service providers in an increasingly complex landscape.

Keynote remarks by:

• His Excellency Robert Lucien Kargougou, Minister of Health, Burkina Faso

Featuring:  

• Marian W. Wentworth, President and CEO, Management Sciences for Health
• Liz Jarman, CEO, Living Goods
• Nupur Lalvani, Founder and Director, Blue Circle Diabetes Foundation, India
• Dr. Floride Niyuhire, Project Director, USAID Integrated Health Services Activity, Management Sciences for Health, Benin
• Thomas Opiyo Onyango, Country Director, Living Goods, Kenya
• Dr. Marie-Claire Wangari, Communications Director, Women in Global Health Kenya Chapter

Moderated by:  

• Femi Oke, Journalist, Broadcaster, and Co-Founder, Moderate the Panel  

This event was generously supported by the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation with additional support from Living Goods.