The Commonwealth Health Report 2020 was released at a time when health was in the headlines across the world. Coronavirus, declared a global health emergency by the WHO, began putting huge pressure on countries’ health services, and reinforced the need to build stronger health systems for universal health coverage.
It also provided a stark reminder of the importance of international collaboration, political commitment and knowledge sharing – to deal not only with health emergencies, but to increase life expectancy, reduce maternal and child mortality, fight against leading communicable diseases and address the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases.
Featuring perspectives from:
- Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization
- The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health, Australia
- The Hon Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Fiji
- Hon Chris Fearne, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health, Malta
- Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Minister of Health, Sri Lanka
- Dr Matshidiso Moeti, Regional Director for Africa, WHO
- Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director for South-East Asia, WHO
- Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health, New Zealand
- Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, UNAIDS
- Francesca Colombo, Head of Health Division, OECD
- Katie Dain, CEO, NCD Alliance
- Dame Sally Davies, UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance
- Dessislava Dimitrova, Head of Healthcare Transformation, World Economic Forum
- Professor Vajira HW Dissanayake, President, Commonwealth Medical Association
- Dr Catherine Duggan, CEO, International Pharmaceutical Federation
- Dr Githinji Gitahi, Co-Chair, UHC2030 and CEO
- Malcolm Johnson, Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union
- Her Excellency Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Health Workforce
- Professor Ilona Kickbusch, Co-Chair, UHC2030
- Dr Mbololwa Mbikusita Lewanika, Health Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat
- Graça Machel, Deputy Chair, The Elders
- Professor Kathleen McCourt, President, Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation
- Trevor Mundel, President of Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Dr Sania Nishtar, Co-Chair, WHO High-Level Commission on NCDs
- Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Board Chair, GAVI
- Dr A. Naveen Rao, Senior Vice President of Health, The Rockefeller Foundation
- Victoria Rutter, Executive Director, Commonwealth Pharmacists Association
- Elhadj As Sy, Global Preparedness Monitoring Board / IFRC
- Marijke Wijnroks, Chair, The Global Fund
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