<h3><a href="http://www.theelders.org/profile/gro-harlem-brundtland"><strong>Gro Harlem Brundtland</strong></a> has joined leaders on a new panel to strengthen political support for Universal Health Coverage.</h3>

<p>On 9 July,&nbsp;a new&nbsp;Universal&nbsp;Health&nbsp;Coverage (UHC) movement <a href="https://www.uhc2030.org/about-us/governance/uhc-movement-political-advi… Advisory Panel</strong></a> was announced.</p>

<p>The Elders'&nbsp;<strong>Gro Harlem Brundtland&nbsp;</strong>- a former&nbsp;Prime Minister of Norway and Director-General of the World Health Organization - was named as a member, joining other leaders including her&nbsp;<a href="https://apps.who.int/gpmb/board.html"><strong>fellow GPMB co-chair</strong></a>,&nbsp;<strong>Elhadj As Sy</strong>.</p>

<p>Members of the panel will advise on opportunities for&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.uhc2030.org/">UHC2030</a></strong>&nbsp;to sustain high-level momentum on universal health coverage&nbsp;and ensure follow up on commitments made in the&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.uhc2030.org/fileadmin/uploads/uhc2030/Documents/UN_HLM/UHC_…; target="_blank">UHC Political Declaration</a></strong>. This declaration was<strong>&nbsp;</strong>agreed by leaders at&nbsp;the United Nations High-Level Meeting (UN HLM) on Universal Health Coverage&nbsp;in September 2019.</p>

<p>The new panel will also&nbsp;<em>"provide&nbsp;guidance to the UHC2030 Steering Committee to strengthen political support for UHC and convey&nbsp;UHC2030’s messages to high-level political leaders to ensure that commitment translates into action in countries."</em>&nbsp;</p>

<p>UHC2030 is the global movement to strengthen health systems for universal health coverage. UHC2030 provides a multi-stakeholder platform that promotes collaborative working at global and country levels on health systems strengthening.</p>

<p><strong>Members of the&nbsp;UHC movement Political Advisory Panel&nbsp;are:&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p><strong>Elhadj As Sy</strong>, Chair of the Board, Kofi Annan Foundation</p>

<p><strong>Emilia Saiz</strong>, Secretary-General of the United Cities and Local Governments</p>

<p><strong>Gabriela Cuevas Barron</strong>, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union</p>

<p><strong>Gro Harlem Brundtland</strong>, Member of The Elders</p>

<p><strong>Keizo Takemi</strong>, Member of the House of Councillors, Japan</p>

<p><strong>María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés</strong>, President of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly</p>

<p><strong>Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis</strong>, Former European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety</p>

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