UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage
23 September 2019
PRELIMINARY AGENDA |
09:00 – 09:30
Trusteeship Council Chamber |
Opening Segment
Approval of the Political Declaration on UHC – H.E. Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the 74th session of the General Assembly – Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General – Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization – Mr. David R. Malpass, President, World Bank Group – Dr. Gro Brundtland, Eminent High-Level champion of UHC and member of The Elders
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09:30 – 13:00
Trusteeship Council Chamber |
Plenary Segment
Statements by Member States |
11:00 – 13:00
ECOSOC Chamber |
Panel 1: UHC as a driver of equity, inclusive development and prosperity for all
Co-Chairs – HE. Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh – H.E. Mr. Pedro Sánchez, President of the Government of Spain Panelists – Ms. Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – Ms. Maha Taysir Barakat, Board Chair of the RBM Partnership to End Malaria – Ms. Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International – Mr. Jeffery Sachs, Professor & Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University
Interventions from the floor Conclusions by the panelists and co-chairs
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15:00 – 17:30
Trusteeship Council Chamber |
Plenary Segment
Statements by Member States |
15:00-17:00
ECOSOC Chamber |
Panel 2: Accelerating multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder action and investments for achieving UHC
Co-Chairs – H.E. Dr. Adolfo Rubinstein, Secretary of Government for Health of Argentina – H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Panelists – Ms. Helen Clark, Board Chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health – Mr. Omar Ishrak, Chairman and CEO of Medtronic – Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Board Chair of GAVI – Mr. Keizo Takemi, Member of the Japanese House of Councilors, WHO UHC Goodwill Ambassador
Interventions from the floor Conclusions by the panelists and co-chairs
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17:30 – 18:00
Trusteeship Council Chamber |
Closing segment
– H.E. Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly – H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan – Mrs. Melinda Gates, Co-chair & Trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, World Health Organization
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