With the bank poised to replenish funds to back expansion of healthcare among the world’s poorest people, it needs to measure what matters – and what matters is that billions are being forced into poverty and hardship by the costs of care. Anna Marriott, Rosemary...
UHC Day 2024 Campaign With only six years remaining to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world remains significantly off track to achieve the 2030 Agenda. The statistics are alarming: At least 4.5 billion people — more than half of the world’s...
Background AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents become ineffective and infections become difficult or impossible to treat,...
Public consultation on a draft model law (7-30th April) To fully harness the potential of health data for public benefit and improved health outcomes, while also managing risks, protecting individual rights, and ensuring people’s data is protected from...
It’s World Health Day today. 2024’s theme is “My health, my right”. Every year, we use this day to draw people’s attention to urgent health challenges in the world, and remind world leaders to step up and ensure every child and person worldwide can realise their right...
Social Participation Social participation relates to the empowerment of people, communities, and civil society to participate in – and thereby influence – decision-making processes for health. It is the cornerstone of equitable, inclusive, transparent, and...
This section is dedicated to articles/ blogs/ testimonials from CSEM members who share their successful experiences of electoral advocacy, good practice, actions and events held to put universal public health at the top of the national political agenda. To be...
Thank you for your participation in the Civil Society Networking Space during the 77th World Health Assembly! UHC2030 and the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (CSEM) were delighted to see many of you at the networking space to meet, network, and discuss advocacy...
Universal health coverage (UHC) aims to ensure that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. The outcome of elections can determine whether a government prioritizes and...
The CSEM Secretariat seeks nominations for candidates to fill five open positions on the Advisory Group of the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism for UHC2030 (CSEM). The CSEM Advisory Group fosters civil society representation in UHC2030. The Advisory Group links the...
On the margins of the 3rd Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA), the CSEM with The Youth Platform, CITAM Plus and WACI Health, organized and in-person discussion with decision makers, regional actors, civil society and other stakeholders entitled “From...
Online event – “From Commitment to Accountability: Tracking Commitments to Accelerate Progress for Universal health Coverage” With #UHCDay 2023 just around the corner, the CSEM team was pleased to invite you for an online civil-society led UHC Day side...