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UNGA Side Event: Equity and integration

September 24, 2025 New York Hybrid

 

Reshaping health systems through people-centred primary health care

Event Programme

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09:00 - 09:20Opening segment

Words of welcome by co-moderators, WDF: Bent Lautrup-Nielsen and FIND: Cathy Haldane

Video statement (pre-recorded): Person with lived experience: Carol Nawina (Zambia)

Opening remarks: Government of Denmark: Minister of the Interior and Health, Ms Sophie Løhde

Opening remarks: Government of United Rep. of Tanzania

Opening remarks: World Health Organization
09:20 - 09:55Setting the stage: Integrated primary health care as pathway towards UHC

Introductory remarks: UNAIDS

Introductory remarks: Resolve to Save Lives

Global Coalition of Countries on Primary Health Care : First Vice Minister of Health, Republic of Kazakhstan, Mr Timur Sultangaziev

Africa CDC: Mohammed Abdul Aziz, Head of Division/Disease Control and Prevention
09:55 - 10:25Making integration work for people: HIV, TB, NCDs, and mental health in primary health care – part 1

Introductory remarks: FIND: Ifedayo Adetifa, CEO

Country case 1 : United Rep. of Tanzania / Omary Ubuguyu, Ministry of Health

Country case 2 : India / Sarabjit S Chadha, Country Director FIND India and Suvanand Suha, STOP TB partnership

Country case 3: South Africa / Jeanette R Hunter, Dep. Director General Primary Healthcare, Ministry of Health
10:25 - 10:55Making integration work for people: HIV, TB, NCDs, and mental health in primary health care – part 2


Introductory remarks: United for Global Mental Health

Person with lived experience: Maria O’Brien (Trinidad/Tobago)

Country case 4: Namibia Ministry of Health

Person with lived experience: Florence Riako Anam, Co-Executive Director, Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) (pre-recorded video statement)

Country case 5: Kenya Ministry of Health: Gladwell Gathecha, Ag. Head Division of NCDs
10:55 - 11:00Closing remarks

NCD Alliance: Katie Dain, CEO

Registration

Interested participants are requested to register for the event