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What We're Reading: Week of June 17
- A new publication was released this week titled "Health: a Political Choice. Delivering Universal Health Coverage 2030" with excerpts by Dr. Tedros, Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, and many more.
- Last week, at the 6th Annual Technical Meeting of the UHC Partnership, government officials, civil society organizations and WHO officials convened to discuss key challenges and achievements on the path toward universal health coverage.
- G20 Ministers of Finance issued a communiqué affirming their support for the G20’s Shared Understanding on the Importance of UHC Financing in Developing Countries, and recognizing the invaluable role of universal health coverage in responding to health emergencies and the development of human capital.
- The integration of malaria services within primary health care systems, supported by strategic partnerships and effective drugs and diagnostics, is paving the way for the expansion of other essential health services and moving us closer to achieving universal health coverage in the most hard-to-reach corners of the world.
- A new World Bank blog highlighted how policies in support of universal health coverage have been bolstered by increasing global recognition of the foundational role of health, nutrition and education in sustaining economic growth.
- The increasing influence of financial institutions — or financialization — in development has negative implications for health, equality and achieving universal health coverage, according to new research.
- “As climate change undermines health gains, UHC will be perpetually out of reach.” The WHO must prioritize mitigating the impact of the world’s changing climate to the same extent as universal health coverage to ensure that no one is left behind.
- At Women Deliver 2019 — the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women — the Government of Canada pledged 1.4 billion annually toward women’s and girls’ health and rights.