Universal Health Coverage
Speeches and Discussions
The Universal Pursuit Towards Health and Well-Being
Gro Harlem Brundtland and Dr. Alaa Murabit, UN High-Level Commissioner on Health Employment and Economic Growth, discuss the economic and societal benefits of Universal Health Coverage, in a session moderated by Bryan Walsh, Foreign & International Editor of TIME Magazine, at the Social Good Summit 2016.
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Accelerating progress toward UHC by 2030
Last month in New York, Gro Harlem Brundtland spoke alongside global health leaders including Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO and the health ministers of South Africa and Thailand, during which she called for courageous leadership to achieve UniverWhy must women, children & adolescents be a UHC priority?
Gro Harlem Brundtland recalls witnessing women giving birth with no assistance. She is joined by fellow Elders Hina Jilani, Mary Robinson and Graça Machel in explaining how Universal Health Coverage empowers women, and should be free at the point of use.