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The road to universal health coverage starts with shared language

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting a diverse group of panelists for a discussion around the importance of universal health coverage (UHC) and the innovative role of the private sector. The event celebrated the launch of The Road to Universal Health Coverage – a new book published by Johns Hopkins University Press ...

Your guide to the 72nd World Health Assembly: Setting the stage for universal health coverage and global health security

On 20-28 May 2019, Ministers of Heath and other leading global health policy makers will gather in Geneva, Switzerland for the 72nd session of the World Health Assembly (WHA). This annual meeting brings together high-level health representatives to discuss pressing challenges in public health. It is an important week for many in the global ...

What can we expect in global health in 2019?

At the beginning of last year, we posed the question, “What will 2018 bring for global public health?” — to experts in global health, with answers ranging from threats to global health financing to the advent of breakthrough technologies. As we prepare for another year of uncertainty and change, we can be sure that ...

Announcing the Release of The Road to Universal Health Coverage

We are proud to highlight the release of The Road to Universal Health Coverage: Innovation, Equity, and the New Health Economy, a new book on universal health care and the private sector edited by Jeffrey L. Sturchio, CEO of Rabin Martin, Ilona Kickbusch, director of the Global Health Centre of the Graduate Institute of International ...

The new health economy, the private sector and the road to universal health coverage

Today is Universal Health Coverage Day. A new book edited by Rabin Martin’s Jeffrey L. Sturchio, Ilona Kickbusch (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva) and Louis Galambos (Johns Hopkins University) provides a range of insights into the extent and impact of the global health economy and how private firms are contributing to ...

Rethinking healthcare quality: An interview with Margaret Kruk, co-chair of the Lancet Commission on High Quality Health Systems

A recently published report by The Lancet found that 5 million people die each year because of poor-quality healthcare in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) and 3.6 million deaths occur due to the lack of use of healthcare altogether. Co-chairs Margaret Kruk, Associate Professor of Global Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public ...

Reflections on the 73rd United Nations General Assembly

While newspaper headlines around the recent United Nations General Assembly were dominated by global policy and diplomacy narratives, representatives from the health sector working in government, NGOs, academe, civil society and the private sector were busy coming together around shared interests to address the world’s greatest health challenges. Two highly anticipated events included the ...

Your Guide to the 71st World Health Assembly: Setting the Table for Global Health

A question of design: The role of donations in advancing greater access to health for all

The private sector: A partner in global health security and universal health coverage