CGD Experts Discuss Themes, Recommendations From U.N. Stakeholder Meeting On UHC

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Cassandra Nemzoff, research associate at CGD’s Europe office, and Amanda Glassman, chief operating officer, senior fellow, and Board secretary at CGD, discuss outcomes from a U.N. multi-stakeholder hearing on universal health coverage (UHC), during which stakeholders “discussed pertinent issues and inputs needed for a political declaration that will be developed ahead of the High-Level Meeting on UHC in September at the United Nations General Assembly.” The authors highlight themes that emerged from the stakeholder hearing and offer recommendations on how the international community can work toward accelerating countries’ progress toward UHC (5/2).

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