Global Health Events and Advocacy Moments for UHC
This calendar includes awareness days, global and regional conferences, and other events relevant for UHC advocacy. If you would like to submit an event to be added to our calendar, please complete this short form.
Global Conference on Primary Health Care
On 25-26 October 2018, the world will come together in Astana, Kazakhstan at the Global Conference on Primary Health Care to renew a commitment to primary health care to achieve universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals. In 1978, a pivotal conference was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, bringing together health experts and world leaders […]
International Conference on Family Planning
Kigali Conference Center Kigali Roundabout, Kimihurura, Kigali, RwandaThe 2018 International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) is co-hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, based at the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Republic of Rwanda’s Ministry of Health. The 2018 ICFP is made possible with support from the ICFP […]
PMNCH Partners’ Forum
PMNCH will bring together 1,200 partners dedicated to the Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) movement and to the achievement of the UN Secretary General’s Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (Global Strategy) on 12 and 13 December 2018 in New Delhi, India. Many more partners will participate online.
UN Human Rights Council (22 February – 23 Mar)
46th Regular Session: The Human Rights Council holds no fewer than three regular sessions a year, for a total of at least ten weeks. They take place in March (four weeks), June (three weeks) and September (three weeks). If one third of the Member States requests so, the Human Rights Council can decide at any […]
Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (1-4 Mar)
Seventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development The aim of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development is to advance integrated implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063, which are mutually reinforcing. To that end, the Regional Forum provides a multi-stakeholder platform for follow-up and review of progress and challenges in […]
African Health Agenda International Conference (8-10 Mar)
AHAIC 2021 is an African-led biennial global health convening hosted by Amref Health Africa, a leading health development organisation in Africa founded in 1957. This year, the virtual conference is co-convened by Africa CDC, Roche, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA). This year's theme is, "Decade […]
Civil Society Policy Forum at the World Bank/IMF (22 Mar-11 Apr)
The Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) has become an integral part of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Spring and Annual Meetings, providing an open space for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to dialogue and exchange views with World Bank Group and IMF staff, their peers, government delegations, and other stakeholders on a wide range of […]
World Bank Spring Meetings (5-11 Apr)
The 2021 Spring Meetings will take place virtually from Monday, April 5, through Sunday, April 11, 2021. To accommodate for the time differences between countries, some events will also take place outside the principal week of the Spring Meetings. At the heart of the Spring Meetings are meetings of the joint World Bank Group/IMF Development Committee […]
World Health Day (7 Apr)
7 April is World Health Day, marking the anniversary of the founding of WHO. It is celebrated annually and each year draws attention to a specific health topic of concern to people all over the world. The theme for 2021 is "Building a fairer, healthier world"
