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Launch of Stronger Collaboration, Better Health - Global Action Plan of Healthy Lives and Well-being for All at the UN General Assembly

Launch of Stronger Collaboration, Better Health - Global Action Plan of Healthy Lives and Well-being for All at the UN General Assembly on 24 September 2019 in New York, United States of America.

WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the Principals and representatives from the signatory agencies

WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the Principals and/or representatives from the signatory agencies present the Global Action Plan jointly with the Prime Minister of Norway and the Health Ministers of Ghana and Germany.

The 12 signatory agencies to the Plan are Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; the Global Financing Facility (The GFF); The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund); the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF); Unitaid; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women); the World Bank Group; World Food Programme (WFP) and WHO. 

James Chau moderated the event and introduced the keynote speakers

James Chau moderated the event and introduced the keynote speakers, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana; Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany; Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway and Amira El Fadil, Commissioner for Social Affairs of the African Union Commission.

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, commended the 12 agencies for developing the Plan. Merkel added that although each agency has a specific mandate, the Plan could help them to move from a complementary to a synergetic relationship in accelerating progress towards achieving the health-related SDGs.

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, identified several opportunities where the Global Action Plan will help the country to strengthen its health system and achieve universal health coverage. Ghana was one of the countries that suggested the development of such a Plan.

Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway

Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway, welcomed the Plan’s comprehensive approach which, can serve as an example for other SDG initiatives

Amira El Fadil, Commissioner for Social Affairs of the African Union Commission

Amira El Fadil, Commissioner for Social Affairs of the African Union Commission, committed the organization’s support to countries wanting to accelerate progress on the SDGs. Ms El Fadil stated that the SDGs are integrated and indivisible, progress in one area is dependent upon progress in many other areas. The AU will continue to encourage its Member States to adopt good governance and a multi-sectorial approach to achieve the health-related SDGs.

WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that the aim of stronger collaboration among the 12 agencies was to make a measurable impact in the health and lives of people. He thanked the signatory agencies for their collaboration in developing of the Plan and Germany, Ghana and Norway for the initial request.

Batool Al-Wahdani, medical doctor

Batool Al-Wahdani, medical doctor, youth advocate and President of the International Federation of Medical Student Associations urged the 12 agencies to include youth as partners in the implementation of the Global Action Plan.

Jan-Willem Scheijgrond, Member of the Global Financing Facility Investor’s Group

Jan-Willem Scheijgrond, Member of the Global Financing Facility Investor’s Group, Member of the Universal Health Coverage 2030 private sector constituency and Chairman of the UN Global Compact, Netherlands and Vice President Global Government and Public Affairs at Royal Philips commented on how the private sector could offer innovative approaches and solutions to support the implementation of the Plan.

Dr Osagie Ehanire, Nigerian Minister of Health

Nigerian Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, stated that the Global Action Plan offered great value to countries to work with other sectors to address health challenges.

Angela Nguku, Member of the Global Action Plan Civil Society Advisory Board and CEO of White Ribbon Alliance, Kenya

Angela Nguku, Member of the Global Action Plan Civil Society Advisory Board and CEO of White Ribbon Alliance, Kenya, emphasized the importance of including the voice of civil society to ensure that health services are responsive to their needs when implementing the Plan.

Juan Pablo Uribe Restrepo, Minister of Health and Social Protection, Colombia

Juan Pablo Uribe Restrepo, Minister of Health and Social Protection, Colombia noted that the Plan would enhance coordination and cooperation with the agencies to achieve better health results.

The Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All has been a transformative framework for Mali

The Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All has been a transformative framework for Mali to start a dialogue with all partners and improve alignment to quicken the pace of action to reach communities with impact.

Delegates asking questions

Delegates in attendance had the opportunity to ask questions and make comments about the Plan.

Principals from the 12 agencies

Principals from the 12 agencies commented on the relevance of the Global Action to achieve the organizational mandate.