High Level Summit on "UHC, We Can"

12 December 2022

Promote multisectoral collaboration and awareness, as well as to raise public awareness on and political momentum of Universal Health Coverage in the SEA Region, in the context of forthcoming UN General Assembly high level meeting on UHC 2023

Venue: 

In person meeting at Desire Hall, Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi, India

Online: https://who.zoom.us/j/91327038549 Password: UHC@2022

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PROGRAMME

Minutes Session Presenters
10:00-10:10Inaugural session Opening address - Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO SEA Region
 
10:10-10:15 Video and Artwork (compiled from UHC We Want art and creativity competition) Mr Manoj Jhalani, Director, Department of UHC/Health Systems
WHO SEA Region
 
10:15-10:30Keynote address Making whole of government approach for UHC a realityH.E. Dr Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of Bhutan
10:30-10:35Keynote address Financing Mechanism to promote UHCH.E. Mr Rui Augusto Gomes Minister of Finance, Timor-Leste
10:35-11:20 Keynote address Making Health systems fit for the UHC vision
 
  1. H.E. Mr Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health, Thailand 
  2. H.E. Mr Ahmed Naseem, Minister of Health, Maldives 
  3. Dr Vinod Paul, Member NITI Aayog, India
Keynote address Parliamentarians for UHC Mr Gagan Thapa-Nepal Parliamentarian (TBC)
 
11:20-11:40 Special Lecture Health System Reform for UHC: Dos and don’ts  Dr Somsak Chunharus, President, National Health Foundation, Thailand
 
11:40-11:45 SEARO Flagship energizer
11:45-11:50Report back from ‘UHC We Have’ IFMSA representative
 
11:50-12:20Multisectoral Panel “Breaking Silo for UHC”
  1. Dr Thulasiraj Ravilla, Executive Director, Aravind Eye Care System, India 
  2. Dr Asif Saleh, Executive Director,  Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Committee, Bangladesh 
  3. Dr Ratna Devi, CEO DakshamA Health & Director Patient Academy for Innovation and Research, India 
  4. Dr Manoj Fernando, Department of Health Promotion,  Faculty of Applied Sciences, Sri Lanka 
12:20-12:25 Award winner announcement 
 
12:25-12:30Closing session Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO SEA Region