Institutionalising social participation for PHC, UHC and health security

22 May 2023 17:30 – 19:30 CET
Restaurant Vieux-Bois, Geneva, Switzerland

This informal side event will take place during the 76th World Health Assembly on Monday 22nd May 2023 from 17.30-19.30 at the Restaurant Vieux-Bois, Av. de la Paix 12, 1202 Genève, Switzerland.

Co-hosts include Thailand, Slovenia, Norway, Tunisia, Madagascar, UHC2030, the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (CSEM), and the UHC Partnership.

Speakers at the event include:

  • Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General
  • Mr Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Health & Chair of National Health Commission, Thailand
  • Dr Danijel Bešič Loredan, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Health, Slovenia
  • Ms Ingvild Kjerkol, Minister of Health & Care Services, Norway
  • Dr Ali Mrabet, Minister of Health, Tunisia
  • Professor Zely Arivelo Randriamanantany, Minister of Public Health, Madagascar
  • Ms Christina Williams, Policy, Advocacy, Research Lead, Commonwealth Youth Health Network, Jamaica
  • Civil society representative - TBC
  • Dr Dheepa Rajan, Health System Adviser, WHO/European Observatory for Health Systems and Policies

The event will be moderated by Dr Kerstin Vesna Petrič, WHO Executive Board Chair.

The panel discussion will be followed by a cocktail reception.

Please register to give the organizers a sense of numbers, but kindly note that registration is not required and seats will be available on a first-come first-served basis on the day. The event will not be live-streamed so attendance will be in-person only.