Aiming for truly universal health coverage
The Sustainable Development Goals have called for all countries to strive for and achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. This milestone can only be reached through concerted effort by the global health community in ensuring new, effective and appropriate health technologies are made availa...
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Innovation, Access and Delivery for Universal Health Coverage: A Lunch Reception and Photography Exhibition
The health of people around the world has improved dramatically in recent years, but millions are still suffering and dying because they can't access the lifesaving medicines and health services they need. On the one hand, we urgently need new medicines, vaccines and diagnostics to end diseases like...
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Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator, Remarks at Side Event promoting Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
As prepared for delivery. It is a great pleasure for me to make a few remarks at this important side event on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The 2030 Agenda is a bold action plan of for people, planet and prosperity and an opportunity to leave no one behind as we transform our world. I...
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FDA new online reporting system for Ghana’s health workers
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Wednesday introduced an online reporting system called Safety Watch System (SWS) to enable health workers report on safety issues related to drugs, vaccines and other regulated products to the Authority. The SWS was also to complement the already existing system...
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Latest news Ghana and Tanzania improving access to new health technologies together
Stronger systems are being put into place in Ghana and Tanzania to access new health technologies for the detection, prevention and treatment of malaria, tuberculosis and the group of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). TDR is supporting training for implementation research and strengthening drug sa...
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