• Date: September 17, 2024
• Time: 9:00 – 10:30 am ET | 3:00 – 4:30 pm CET | 6:30 – 8:00 PM IST
• Format: Online

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Background

On May 29, 2024 countries endorsed the resolution on social participation for universal health coverage, health and well-being during the World Health Assembly. The resolution will ensure meaningful participation of people, communities and civil society in decision-making processes ensuring equitable and people-centered health systems to achieve UHC and the SDGs by 2030. It represents a major step forward in the implementation of the 2023 political declaration on UHC in which world leaders committed to promoting “participatory, inclusive approaches to health governance for UHC, including by exploring modalities for enhancing a meaningful whole-of-society approach and social participation.”

While the resolution represents a step towards ensuring inclusive, equitable and accountable health systems, civil society has an important role to play to ensure its translation into real policies, budgets, regulation, structures at the country level with clear strategies, milestones and timelines.

This webinar will bring together civil society and communities for a thought provoking discussion on how they will work together to support the translation of the resolution into concrete actions at the country level. The session will highlight lessons learned and opportunities for civil society to engage and sustain political support on social participation.

Event objectives

• Foster a shared understanding of the outcomes of the WHO resolution on social participation
• Discuss the role of civil society in supporting the implementation of the resolution at the country level
• Brainstorm on specific priorities for the government to institutionalize or strengthen social participation in countries, specifically looking at what immediate actions that governments can take to realize their commitments and resources needed to advocate at the country level
• Explore examples of successful existing mechanisms, health committees or working groups to ensure meaningful participation and engagement of civil society and communities in decision-making processes, program implementation, monitoring and evaluation and accountability for health

Speakers

Moderator: Ali Hasnain, Policy & Advocacy Advisor, United for Global Mental Health and CSEM AG member

Lara Brearley, Consultant, WHO

Waiswa Nkwanga, Coordinator, CSEM

Courtenay Howe, Project Lead (Inclusive Global Health Institutions Project)/ Advocacy Manager, (STOPAIDS)

Camila Serrao, Fundación Huésped

Tikhala Itaye, Lead, Health and Community Systems Advocacy, Frontline Aids

Dani Mothci, CEO, International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO)

Survey

We also invite you to take a few minutes to complete this survey to help us better understand what kind of structures already exist and/or are needed to strengthen social participation for health in your country.

COMPLETE THE SURVEY

(Versions in french and spanish)

Thank you for your feedback. We look forward to seeing you on September 17th. Please spread the word within your networks.

Best regards,

CSEM, Frontline AIDS and IAPO