Member and Partner Features
The Members and Partners page is open to content from CSEM members and partners on UHC-related successes, challenges and unique perspectives. To be considered for publication on this page, please send your contribution to csem@msh.org. Text should be between 500 and 600 words.
Who can’t afford to get ill? The missing target in the World Bank’s drive for Universal Health Coverage
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...
Towards more effective and equitable Health Data Governance
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...
Is Global Health on the ballot?
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...
Getting UHC on the ballot! Civil Society engagement to influence elections in their country in 2024
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...
New Civil Society Paper: Health and economic impacts of COVID-19 containment strategies
Today, the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism for UHC2030 (CSEM) with Equal International published ‘The health and economic impacts of Covid-19 containment strategies on the most left behind: Recommendations for how we can build back better, strong and more...
Universal Health Coverage: From Advocacy to Action
Civil society activists, the United Nations, and development organizations, who understood and saw the need for countries to commit in the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC), have engaged in longstanding advocacy for UHC. On September 23, 2019, during...
Informal Workers Debate Strategies for UHC in South-East Asia
The sub-regional workshop ‘Building Informal Worker Organization through Universal Health Coverage’ took place on September 26th to 28th, 2018, in Luang Prabang, Laos. The workshop was convened by HomeNet South-East Asia (HNSEA) which is the regional network of...
12 Stories on 12.12 Blog Series
Palliative Care is a Fundamental Right yet we are leaving MILLIONS behind Beverley Sebastian, Executive Director, Island Hospice and Healthcare Despite National Health Insurance Scheme, Ghana Can Do Better Vicky Okine, Executive Director, Alliance for Reproductive...
Astana Blog Series
Beyond Health Insurance: What Does Extending UHC To Informal Workers Really Mean? Author: Laura Alfers, Director, Social Protection Programme, Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) Health system strengthening: Decentralisation of NCD care...
UHC Financing Forum Blog Series #2
UHC Financing Forum Blog Series #2 4/23/2018 Financing a Healthier Future for All 4/20/2018 Domestic Resource Mobilization: Connecting the Priorities of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Universal Health Coverage 4/20/2018 A question for the Washington...