ONLINE - 5 African Parliamentarians attended the first of three two-hour Digital Unconferences discussing the role of Private Enterprise & Innovation in Building Future Systems for UHC.
Throughout the developing world, most health systems are characterised by mixed public and private financing and delivery of care. Greater quality and access especially the COVID-19 times we live in, require us to think further on the role of the private sector and how public and private sectors can work together to address the challenges of affordability, quality, and availability of care and achieve Universal Health Coverage including universal access to SRHR.
The three digital workshops will combine short panel discussions on key themes with breakout groups to explore these themes in more depth through the perspectives of the participants. The aims are to facilitate mutual learning, identify key challenges and constraints and define priorities for future collaboration between public and private sector and researchers.
The participating parliamentarians shared their perspectives on the Legislative Role in Advancing Private Sector Engagement, Innovation and Universal Access to SRHR in Future Health Systems.
"COVID-19 is a stress test for health systems and an opportunity for reformation and new partnerships"
5 MP Champions participated in the meeting -
Honourable Marie Rose Nguini-Effa, MP Cameroon
Chair, African Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (FPA)
Vice-President, Committee on Cultural, Social and Family Affairs
Member of the Advisory Council, World Parliamentary Alliance for Health, Rights and Development,
Honourable Dr. Mishra Swarup Ranjan Kiprop, MP Kenya
Vice Chair, Parliamentary Departmental Committee on Health (Kenya)
Founder Mediheal Group of Hospitals Africa
Honourable Dr. Ruth Labode, MP Zimbabwe
Chair, Health and Childcare Parliamentary Portfolio Committee,
Founding Chair, Zimbabwe Parliamentary Network on Population Development and SRHR,
Honourable Dr. Robert Kuganab-Lem, MP Ghana
Deputy Ranking Member, Parliamentary Committee on Health (Ghana),
Member, Global Parliamentary Alliance (GPA)
Honourable Moono Phales Lubezhi Mutobwe, MP Zambia
Member, Population and Development Caucus
Member, Committee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
Representative, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Zambia
The distinguished high level panel includes
Hon. Dr. Vinod Paul, Member, National Institution for Transforming India,
Government of India (NITI Aayog); Dr. Stefan Swartling Peterson, Associate Director, Programme Division and Chief of Health, UNICEF; Dr. Githinji Gitahi, CEO, Amref Health Africa; Dr. Jayasree K. Iyer, Executive Director, Access to Medicine Foundation