UHC Joint Statement to the UN Deputy Secretary-General

On 7 October, the UN Secretary-General's policy brief “COVID-19 and Universal Health Coverage” was launched [1]. Japan has been making efforts to promote UHC in cooperation with other UN Member States, and at that time, a joint statement in support of the issuance of this SG policy brief was proposed jointly with Georgia and Thailand, the co-chairs the Group of Friends of UHC. The joint statement has received the support of a total of 120 Member States as co-sponsors.
 
On 5 November, Ambassador Ishikane, together with the Permanent Representatives of Georgia and Thailand, delivered a joint statement to UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, stating that the Member States concerned would work together with the UN to promote UHC in order to deal with COVID-19, and the Deputy Secretary-General endorsed the statement.
 
[1] UN chief urges greater investment in universal health coverage, starting now
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/10/1074832
 

• Universal Health Coverage (UHC): "a state in which all people have access to appropriate preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative and other health care services at an affordable cost".

 
[Related Information]
UHC Joint Statement and List of Co-sponsors