South Africa: Reclaiming Equity - Why G20 Must Center Women, Children & Adolescents in the UHC Agenda

There Can Be No Health Equality Without Gender Equality: Why Vaccines Are Vital to the Future of Africa’s Girls

In the below article, Her Excellency Fatima Maada Bio, the First Lady of Sierra Leone and the President of the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), highlights the importance of immunization for Africa’s women and girls. A baby girl born in Africa today has a better chance than ever of living to see her fifth birthday. Large-scale routine immunization programmes, driven by innovation and collaboration with countries like…

South Africa: Reclaiming Equity - Why G20 Must Center Women, Children & Adolescents in the UHC Agenda

Geneva -- As the G20 Health Working Group convened in KwaZulu-Natal under South Africa's presidency earlier this year, a central question echoed across plenaries: How can we accelerate universal health coverage (UHC) in an increasingly unequal world?

Reclaiming Equity: Why G20 Must Center Women, Children & Adolescents in the UHC Agenda

As the G20 Health Working Group convened in KwaZulu-Natal under South Africa’s presidency earlier this year, a central question echoed across plenaries: How can we accelerate universal health coverage (UHC) in an increasingly unequal world? With more than half of the global population- over 4.5 billion people, lacking access to essential health services, the answer …