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Commitment Page
Commitments from the agencies
Seth Berkley, Chief Executive Officer, GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance
“Gavi has only been able to achieve the extraordinary impact of vaccinating over three-quarters of a billion children since 2000 by working together with many of the 12 agencies as an Alliance,” said Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. “We know how much can be achieved with strong partnerships, but also how much potential there is to do more together and reach those who don’t have access to health. The right collaboration can become a lever for wider primary health care and, by extension, universal health coverage. That is why this new plan is so important, bringing together some of the biggest players in global health to create the conditions for better health and well-being for all.”
Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, Director, Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF)
“The Global Financing Facility supports the Global Action Plan because it recognizes that collaboration needs to take place at the country level and must start from a country’s specific needs and priorities. Our collaboration should have two aims: accelerating progress for those left furthest behind and ensuring that all our support as development agencies is to countries to strengthen their own health and financing systems.”
Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (The Global Fund)
“Our calculus is simple: the Global Fund is a partnership, and the better we collaborate and coordinate with partners, the more impact we can have,” said Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund. “We are committed to playing our part in making the Global Action Plan a reality.”
Gunilla Carlsson, Executive Director a.i., The Joint Programme United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
“The Global Action Plan must lead to greater investment in community-led efforts across the world because when communities are empowered, results follow. In the AIDS response, community engagement and ownership have resulted in an increase in the uptake of HIV prevention and treatment services, a reduction in stigma and discrimination and in the protection of human rights. Empowering communities will be central to achieving good health for all.”
Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
“The Global Action Plan is the kind of system-wide partnership that can help countries to accelerate progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and realize the promise of health and well-being for all.”
Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
“Ensuring that health systems can deliver sexual and reproductive health services to all women and young people is integral to ensuring good health and well-being across the life course. The Plan is our collective roadmap for putting the 'universal' in universal health coverage by working together in new ways, aligned with countries' needs and priorities, to make these services accessible to all."
Henrietta Fore, Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
“Millions of vulnerable children and young people are dying for want of medicines and health services. Strengthening primary health care means improving our ability to reach every last child,” said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director. “We are committed to working together with governments and partners to make sure that this goal becomes a reality one day.”
Lelio Marmora, Executive Director, Unitaid
“Innovation is key to reaching global health goals. Working together, we inspire each other, we spark new ideas, and we align our efforts to overcome challenges on the ground,” Unitaid Executive Director, Lelio Marmora said. “With the Global Action Plan our work stands to make a greater impact.”
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
“By 2030 we want to see more women and girls with informed decision-making and control over their bodies, their health and their futures, and with access to reproductive and maternal health services. They should be living securely and prospering, free from any form of violence and benefiting from non-discriminatory legislation. The Global Action Plan can serve as a road map for collective gender-transformative action to make this a lasting reality.”
Annette Dixon, Vice President, Human Development, World Bank Group
“We see investments in health as vital for countries to build their human capital. By working better together with partner countries and holding ourselves accountable, especially at the country level, we will be able to accelerate progress towards health and equal opportunity for all.”
David Muldrow Beasley, Executive Director, World Food Programme (WFP)
“We won’t have a world without hunger unless people can get access to the services that help them get healthier. These goals go together, hand in glove. That’s why the World Food Programme is committed to working with governments and our partners around the world to make more progress toward a healthier, well-fed world.”
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)
“The plan is called ‘Stronger Collaboration, Better Health’” for a reason,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General WHO. “Although collaboration is the path, impact is the destination. The release of this Plan is the beginning, not the end, of that path,” he added.