The 2023 UN High-level meeting on universal health coverage (UHC) provides countries and all stakeholders an opportunity to reinvigorate progress towards delivering health for all.
This will serve as the foundation for executing policies and ensuring responsibility for strengthening health systems for the future, building on the 2019 Political Declaration.
To be convened by the President of the General Assembly, the one-day High-level meeting on UHC will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. It will take place on the third day of the general debate of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
It will consist of an opening segment, a plenary segment for general discussion, two multi-stakeholder panels and a brief closing segment. The meeting will be livestreamed. See below for registration details.
The theme for the UN High-Level Meeting on UHC is: Universal Health Coverage: expanding our ambition for health and well-being in a post-COVID world
The panel discussion themes are:
Panel 1: What is a primary health care approach and why does it matter?
Panel 2: Aligning our investments for health and well-being in a post-COVID world.
Click here to view the provisional program and list of speakers.
See below for information about a few key side events. For additional health-related events, visit the CSEM events list. You can also visit our UN High-level meeting page and our FAQs for additional news and information.
