Universal health coverage is the key driver to achieving the sustainable development agenda and to

safeguarding global health security. This event will examine how countries are

moving towards universal health coverage, and underscore UN

agencies’ commitment to supporting countries achieve health for all.

World Leaders for Universal Health Coverage:A High-Level Discussion at the United Nations on

Achieving the SDGs Through Health for AllCo-hosted by the Governments of Japan, Senegal, United Kingdom, South Africa, Thailand, France, and Germany; WHO;

World Bank Group; UNICEF; UNDP; The Rockefeller Foundation; UHC2030; and The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health

18 SEPTEMBER 20174.30 – 6.00 PMConference Room 3 | UN Headquarters, New York Heads of State and Ministerial Representation from:Japan, Senegal, Thailand, South Africa, United Kingdom, Germany, and FranceParticipation of:Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHOAchim Steiner, Administrator, UNDPAnthony Lake, Executive Director, UNICEFKristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank GroupAngel Gurría, Secretary-General, OECDRajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller FoundationElizabeth Cousens, Deputy CEO, UN FoundationChristopher Elias, President of Global Development, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationMarijke Wijnroks, Interim Executive Director, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Seth Berkley, CEO, Gavi