Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ), Friends of the Global Fight (US), Friends of the Global Fund, Europe, and Fund for the Global Fund held an event on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly’s High-Level Meetings on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPR), Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and Tuberculosis (TB). The high-level discussion addressed the importance of people-centered and inclusive health systems, especially at the primary level, to accelerate progress in each of these three areas towards SDG2030, including how the fight against AIDS, TB, and Malaria can contribute toward this goal.
AGENDA
Welcome & Introduction
Ms. Kazuyo Kato, Executive Director, Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA) [representing Friends of the Global Fund, Japan]
Keynote Speech
His Excellency Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Minister of Health of Indonesia
High-Level Panel Discussion
Dr. Magda Robalo, Former Minister of Health of Guinea-Bissau [Moderator]
Dr. Eliud Wandwalo, Head of Tuberculosis, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Amb. Takeshi Akahori, Director-General for Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Hon. Loyce Pace, Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs, United States Department of Health and Human Services
Amb. Anne-Claire Amprou, French Ambassador for Global Health
Closing Remarks
Ms. Erica Gerretsen, Director, Human Development, Migration, Governance & Peace, European Commission [on behalf of Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships]
