Event: Transforming Challenge into Action: Expanding Health Coverage for All
Health care is a fundamental investment, one that can unlock human capital and economic dividends for countries, but the challenge to bring more care to more people requires political will, financing and partnership.
This was the main theme at the “Transforming Challenge into Action: Expanding Health Coverage for All” event where World Bank Group president Ajay Banga announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030.
During a fireside chat moderated by international broadcast journalist Shakuntala Santhiran, Ajay Banga and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization spoke about the challenges to expanding health coverage and the urgency of doing so.
Banga said the new plan would “widen the aperture” of the Bank’s priorities from maternal and child health services to the health needs of people over their lifetimes, a move that also responds to rapidly aging populations, the surge in non-communicable diseases and the associated health care costs.
Following the fireside, Shun’ichi Suzuki, Minister of Finance, Japan announced the establishment of a Universal Health Care (UHC) Knowledge Hub to enhance health and finance ministries' capacity, an initiative also supported by the Bank and the World Health Organization.
Two separate panel discussions ensued with country and civil society leaders discussing what it will take to build resilient health systems, expand coverage and improve the health of populations so that countries can thrive. Panelists discussed the importance of political will, affordability, country ownership, partnerships with the private sector and the need for more financing in reaching universal health coverage for all.
To learn more: https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2024/spring-meetings-expanding-health-coverage-for-all
Blog » Event: Transforming Challenge into Action: Expanding Health Coverage for All
Event: Transforming Challenge into Action: Expanding Health Coverage for All
Health care is a fundamental investment, one that can unlock human capital and economic dividends for countries, but the challenge to bring more care to more people requires political will, financing and partnership.
This was the main theme at the “Transforming Challenge into Action: Expanding Health Coverage for All” event where World Bank Group president Ajay Banga announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030.
During a fireside chat moderated by international broadcast journalist Shakuntala Santhiran, Ajay Banga and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization spoke about the challenges to expanding health coverage and the urgency of doing so.
Banga said the new plan would “widen the aperture” of the Bank’s priorities from maternal and child health services to the health needs of people over their lifetimes, a move that also responds to rapidly aging populations, the surge in non-communicable diseases and the associated health care costs.
Following the fireside, Shun’ichi Suzuki, Minister of Finance, Japan announced the establishment of a Universal Health Care (UHC) Knowledge Hub to enhance health and finance ministries' capacity, an initiative also supported by the Bank and the World Health Organization.
Two separate panel discussions ensued with country and civil society leaders discussing what it will take to build resilient health systems, expand coverage and improve the health of populations so that countries can thrive. Panelists discussed the importance of political will, affordability, country ownership, partnerships with the private sector and the need for more financing in reaching universal health coverage for all.
To learn more: https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2024/spring-meetings-expanding-health-coverage-for-all