Report of meeting September 28, 2021: Advocating for UHC: A New Toolkit for Civil Society
Civil society organisations (CSOs) are playing a critical role in building a strong equity-focused and people-led movement implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). On September 28th Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (CSEM) introduced a new toolkit for CSO’s to get engaged in advocating for UHC. The toolkit is built with and for people who are not normally involved in influencing platforms. Civil societies tested the draft toolkit. Participants from all over the world joined the introducing webinar.
People with a different sexual orientation are still criminalized and therefor excluded from health insurance. The Red Cross reaches a network of community health workers engaged grass roots health care. The Red Cross advises all national health systems to create pathways to ensure the UHC in the system. Woman and girls with disabilities want health care what is good for them, not what other people think is good for them. An Asian-Pacific region network has experience with HIV, TB and Malaria. Everyone can be an advocate for the UHC.
How can digital health support and harmonize UHC? UHC2030 is open to all civil society representatives active in high-, middle- and lower economy countries. There is involvement philanthropic organisations, WHO, etc, each in their own way. Digital health is progressing at an amazing positive way. UHC2030 welcomes suggestion for innovative solutions to reach UHC.
CSEM hopes to receive feedback on the launched toolkit: https://csemonline.net/uhc-advocacy-toolkit/
Liesbeth Siderius
CHIFA Profile: Elizabeth Siderius is a paediatrician at GGD IJsselland, Netherlands. Professional interests: Child disabilities.
Email address: e.sideriusATkpnplanet.nl
