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World Health Day 2023 – 75 years of improving public health [https://www.who.int/campaigns/75-years-of-improving-public-health]
Sunday, 17 September
Walk the Talk New York 2023
The Walk the Talk New York: Health for All Challenge returns on Sunday, 17 September 2023 to Central Park, New York to provide a healthy kickstart to the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) high-level week.
Hosted by WHO and the New York City Mayor’s Office, and supported by a wide range of partners including the NYC Health Commissioner and the UHC Partnership, the second edition of the free Walk the Talk New York will also celebrate WHO’s 75th anniversary this year, and provide an opportunity to promote solidarity and get people moving for physical and mental health. Further information: here [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/09/17/default-calendar/walk-the-talk-new-york-2023]
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World Patient Safety Day 2023: Engaging Patients for Patient Safety
World Patient Safety Day 2023 will be observed on 17 September under the theme “Engaging patients for patient safety”, in recognition of the crucial role patients, families and caregivers play in the safety of health care.
Through the slogan “Elevate the voice of patients!”, WHO calls on all stakeholders to take necessary action to ensure that patients are involved in policy formulation, are represented in governance structures, are engaged in co-designing safety strategies, and are active partners in their own care.
Campaign website [https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-patient-safety-day/2023]
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Launch of WHO-UNICEF Global Report on Children & Young People with Developmental Disabilities
1300-1500 EDT – UNGA78 side event
Hosted by WHO, UNICEF and the Government of Qatar, member states and key stakeholders will convene on 17 September to discuss the findings of the WHO-UNICEF global report on children and young people with developmental disabilities.
Children and young people with developmental disabilities continue to experience stigmatization, prejudice, institutionalization, barriers to participation, as well as social, economic, educational and other forms of exclusion. This results in widespread inequalities for health outcomes and premature mortality in children, young people and adults with developmental disabilities. Register to attend in-person. [https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=D_UZXnQBrEyHi4UcoUm3zQE5cNCbz_NFq3EkmkM3PhRUNjdMTkM1VklaNVJOVktINTFWM0dRTzNMMC4u]
Monday, 18 September at UNGA78
Launch of Universal Health Coverage Global Monitoring Report 2023
2:00PM EDT/20:00 CEST
Speakers:
Dr Bruce Aylward, Assistant Director-General, Universal Health Coverage, Life Course, WHODr Samira Asma, Assistant Director-General, Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact, WHODr Juan Pablo Uribe, Global Director for Health, Nutrition and Population, World Bank
Venue: UNGA78 accredited journalists may attend in person at the UN Headquarters press briefing room.To join virtually: Copy and paste the below link into the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Apple Safari browser (Microsoft Edge is supported if it’s the newer “Chromium” release) and click Continue. (Do Not use Internet Explorer).
Webex Link: [https://unvc.webex.com/unvc/j.php?MTID=m8e25048cf8baec05d4ea5ef36886ffa8]
Webinar password: brfg_press
The press conference will also be live streamed on UN Web T [https://media.un.org/en/webtv] V [https://media.un.org/en/webtv]
Tuesday, 19 September
High-level Event Hosted by the Pandemic Fund in partnership with the World Health Organization [https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/financial-intermediary-fund-for-pandemic-prevention-preparedness-and-response-ppr-fif]
5.30-7:00 PM EDT at Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza (Manhattan Room)
This event will bring together leaders from governments, international organizations, philanthropies, the private sector, and civil society to celebrate the Pandemic Fund’s achievements in its first year and discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead in fulfilling, with urgency, our promise of building a pandemic resilient world. It will also showcase some of the projects that have been selected for funding by the Pandemic Fund under the first Call for Proposals, highlighting how grants from the Pandemic Fund are helping to catalyze long-term, predictable funding that is coordinated across organizations with similar goals and to strengthen much-needed capacity at country, regional and global levels.
Wednesday, 20 September at UNGA78
10 am – 6 pm EDT at UN Headquarters, NY
UNGA High-level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
The President of the General Assembly, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, will convene Heads of State and Government for a one-day meeting to agree on a political declaration aimed at mobilizing political will at the national, regional and international levels for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.
The meeting presents an opportunity for Member States to further mobilize political momentum, including through the integration of a multisectoral approach towards pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, given the multifaceted consequences of pandemics.
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WHO75 Wellbeing Concert
Carnegie Hall, New York, 6:00PM-8:00 PM EDT
The concert, celebrating healing through the arts marking WHO’s 75th anniversary, will feature multi-Grammy award winning mezzo-soprano Joyce Di Donato, who will be accompanied by pianist Howard Watkins, Assistant Conductor at the Metropolitan Opera. The concert will be held in the Weill music room at Carnegie Hall, 154 West 57th St, New York and will be followed by a rooftop reception announcing an Arts and Health series in The Lancet, with remarks by Ashwin Vasan, New York’s Commissioner of Health and Jeremy Farrar, WHO’s Chief Scientist.
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Thursday, 21 September at UNGA78
UNGA High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage
10:00AM-6:00PM EDT
At the halfway point to 2030—the deadline to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—nearly all targets are off track, or have gone into reverse, including SDG3 on health. The second High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly presents an opportunity for countries and stakeholders to renew efforts and accelerate progress towards achieving health for all. This will serve as the foundation for executing policies and ensuring responsibility for strengthening health systems for the future. The meeting can be viewed live on UN WebTV [https://media.un.org/en/webtv]. See the provisional programme and list of speakers here [https://www.un.org/pga/78/2023/09/08/letter-from-the-pga-universal-health-coverage-programme-and-speakers/].
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PHC: Investing in the radical reorientation of health systems towards primary health care
1:15PM-2:30PM EDT
On the sidelines of the UN High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage, WHO, its Member States and key stakeholders will convene to discuss strategies for long-term investment on primary health care (PHC). Investing in PHC is key to building resilient health systems that meet the needs of the entire population. Moreover, scaling-up PHC interventions across low- and middle-income countries could save 60 million lives and increase average life expectancy by 3.7 years by 2030. Registration for virtual attendance [https://forms.office.com/r/zGN8dCD4RD]
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NCDs UNGA side event
The Global Group of Heads of State and Government for NCDs will convene a second annual gathering on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York to:
Raise the priority accorded to the prevention and control of NCDs within the national and international SDG response.Deliberate on the Global NCD Compact 2020–2030 and showcase national and international actions on NCD and the SDGs.Discuss on how to leverage the collective to inspire and support global action on NCDs and the SDGs.Accelerate national action as part of the NCD Implementation Roadmap 2023–2025 [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/09/21/default-calendar/second-annual-gathering-of-the-global-group-of-heads-of-state-and-government-for-the-prevention-and-control-of-ncds#cms].
The event will be co-chaired by the President of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Friday, 22 September at UNGA78
UNGA High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis
10:00AM-6:00PM EDT
The High-Level Meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) will review the achievement of TB targets set out in the 2018 Political Declaration of the first General Assembly high level meeting on TB. Stakeholders will identify gaps and solutions to accelerate progress towards ending the tuberculosis epidemic by 2030 and ensuring equitable access to prevention, testing, treatment and care. WHO will release a status update with an overview of progress made between 2018 and 2022 to reach the TB targets on prevention, care and financing as established in the 2018 Political Declaration. See the provisional programme and list of speakers here [https://www.un.org/pga/78/2023/09/08/letter-from-the-pga-tuberculosis-programme-and-speakers/].
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