(Panel 1) High-level meeting on universal health…

Panel 1: What is a primary health care approach and why does it matter?

Co-chairs: ▪ H.E. Mr. William Samoei Ruto, President of Kenya ▪ H.E. Ms. Acko Ankarberg Johansson, Minister of Healthcare of Sweden

The meeting will bring together Member States and observers of the General Assembly, the UN system, parliamentarians, nongovernmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions and the private sector. 

The objective of the meeting is to undertake a comprehensive review of the implementation of the 2019 Political Declaration to identify gaps and solutions to accelerate progress towards the achievement of universal health coverage by 2030.  

Outcome: The high-level meeting shall approve a concise and action-oriented Political Declaration, agreed in advance by consensus through intergovernmental negotiations, to be submitted by the President of the General Assembly for adoption by the General Assembly.