Events

74th General Assembly of the United Nations

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Location:
New York, NY United States

IntraHealth will head to the 74th United Nations General Assembly to highlight the role of health workers in delivering universal health care (UHC). Members of our advocacy team as well as executive leadership will be present at high-level meetings and discussions, pushing for greater investment in the health workforce as a driver of progress toward health for all.


Our Participation

Featured Event

UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage
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IntraHealth’s president and CEO Pape Gaye will join other UHC champions to mobilize political will for UHC, including financial commitments for teams of health workers who deliver essential health services. At the meeting, Member States will endorse a political declaration on UHC, and IntraHealth will continue to advocate for including language in the declaration to support and protect health workers.  

Side Events

Achieving UHC: A Sustainable Future for Africa
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Location:
Essex House, 160 Central Park S
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The Access Challenge’s second annual conference on UHC will bring together leaders from the health and environmental sectors to contextualize the meaning of UHC in Africa and develop a road map for the way forward. IntraHealth is a sponsor and IntraHealth’s President and CEO Pape Gaye will be a panelist during the Innovative Financing for UHC discussion. <a href="https://www.onebyone2030.org/">Find more info and register here.</a>





Exploring Solutions for Multi-Morbidities Prevention and Control: The Case of Circulatory Health
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This side event will address the issue of multi-morbidities prevention and control and the measures needed to ensure health systems respond. IntraHealth's Vince Blaser, our senior policy advisor and the director of the Frontline Health Workers Coalition, will participate in the second panel, Addressing Multi-Morbidities: What Is the Role of the Workforce?. More info coming soon.
Transforming Health Workforce Education: Increasing Health Equity to Achieve UHC
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Location:
NYU Langone Health Section for Global Health, Department of Population Health, 180 Madison Ave, 2nd Floor, 212 & 213
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This invite only, live broadcast event will gather educators, thought leaders, policymakers, and funders to discuss why transformative health workforce education and evaluation of workforce data are vital to UHC and identify next steps to mobilize action. This event is hosted by Seed Global Health, THEnet, and New York University Langone Health Section for Global Health, and sponsored by Medtronic Foundation with program partners AFREhealth, The Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research, Frontline Health Workers Coalition, and The Network Towards Unity for Health.
From the Guidelines to the Front Lines: What it Will Take for Communities to Deliver UHC?
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Location:
Convene, 605 Third Avenue
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Join frontline health workers, government representatives, and key stakeholders for a panel discussion around the needs, challenges, and best practices for championing the health workforce. This event is sponsored by the Frontline Health Workers Coalition, IntraHealth, Johnson & Johnson, Living Goods, Nursing Now, and Pathfinder International. <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScn2ekZFcefyQck8Z1i2hHMPYCutMbEHj610BZyciTPGSlQVg/viewform">RSVP here.</a>


The Primary Health Workforce: A Significant Return on Investment, Health Outcomes and Beyond
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Location:
Convene, 605 Third Avenue
The Primary Health Workforce:
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Join a funders' dialogue with leaders across industries to discuss the ways investment in the primary health care workforce clears the path to achieving UHC. IntraHealth's president and CEO Pape Gaye will participate in the panel discussion entitled The Primary Health Workforce: A Compelling Investment, part of the larger event hosted by Johnson & Johnson. <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKRQAT7ZL5CDnIwKQA8eoZIWpOykuCzmi3IVxvo15nvs0d_A/viewform">RSVP here.</a>

Panel Discussions

Child Health, Surgical Care, and UHC
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Location:
Smile Train Headquarters, 633 3rd Ave, 9th floor
Presenter(s):
IntraHealth's Pape Gaye will participate in this high-level, civil society-led event that features a panel of speakers from across the global surgical and child health sectors. The discussion will highlight the critical need to invest in children’s health and pediatric surgical care to achieve UHC and advance global progress on the sustainable development agenda. The event is hosted by Smile Train.

Participants

Pape Gaye

President and CEO

Rebecca Kohler

Chief Strategy Officer

Vince Blaser

Director of Advocacy

Sam Rick
Samantha Rick

Advocacy and Policy Officer II

Brittany Evans

Advocacy Assistant