Hosted by the Governments of Uganda and Ethiopia
Thursday 24 May 2018, 12.30 – 2.00 pm
Palais des Nations Location, Room VII

The concept of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), endorsed by the UN General Assembly in 2012 and included in the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, is gaining momentum, as countries have begun defining their own paths towards achieving it by 2030. Translating this important, ambitious goal into practical and feasible policies is a challenge for countries around the world.

During this session, Uganda and Ethiopia will share their experiences on inclusive approaches for formulation of a national roadmaps and strategies for UHC in their countries. They will describe how they activate stakeholders in the process of priority setting, and illustrate the importance of building UHC policies and system changes within the national resource constraints. They will also discuss how they contextualise evidence to advance UHC through national knowledge generation and customisation of international best practices to national capabilities. By mainstreaming development of UHC roadmaps in Government policy development processes, sustainable results will be achieved.

All WHO AFRO Member States Ministers are invited to participate in the discussion about the critical success factors for UHC strategic development, roadmaps and programming.