From left: South Africa's Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize, Gro Harlem Brundtland, President Cyril Ramaphosa, Graça Machel and Ricardo Lagos pose for a photograph following a meeting to discuss South Africa's progress towards Universal Health Coverage, in Cape Town.
Photo: Government of South Africa
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Gro Harlem Brundtland and Ricardo Lagos listen to South Africa's Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize during a public event at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg.
Photo: The Elders / Thapelo Motsumi
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A health worker participates during a public event with South Africa's Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize, held at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, in Johannesburg.
Photo: The Elders / Thapelo Motsumi
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Gro Harlem Brundtland walks with a hospital official and Dr. Bandile Matsuko, MEC for Health of Gauteng Province at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto.
Photo: The Elders / Thapelo Motsumi
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Ricardo Lagos in conversation with a healthcare professional at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto.
Photo: The Elders / Thapelo Motsumi
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Gro Harlem Brundtland, Ricardo Lagos and South Africa's Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize speak to healthcare professionals at the Haematology Unit of the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto.
Photo: The Elders / Thapelo Motsumi
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The Elders meet with Thandi Modise, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa and parliamentarians and senior health officials in Cape Town.
Photo: Parliament of South Africa
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At a press conference in Cape Town, Gro Harlem Brundtland praises South Africa’s NHI reforms and urges all stakeholders to show persistence and ambition in delivering health for all.
Photo: The Elders
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The Elders meet members of the Health Portfolio Committee in Cape Town.
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In September 2019, The Elders visited South Africa to promote Universal Health Coverage and to understand the solutions that could deliver health for all.