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.
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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

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

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

Ricardo Lagos in conversation with a healthcare professional at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto.
Photo: The Elders / Thapelo Motsumi

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

The Elders meet with Thandi Modise, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa and parliamentarians and senior health officials in Cape Town.
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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

The Elders meet members of the Health Portfolio Committee in Cape Town.

In September 2019, The Elders visited South Africa to promote Universal Health Coverage and to understand the solutions that could deliver health for all.