Reimagining Universal Health Coverage to Leave No One Behind: brief report on the historical session at the World Health Summit 2023

Members of the disability-inclusive health consortium posing after their session with Ilona Kickbusch, Founding Director of WHS. Photo: World Health Summit

Photo: World Health Summit

 

Disability-inclusive health and assistive technology were put on the agenda of the World Health Summit for the very first time. The session “Reimagining Universal Health Coverage to Leave No One Behind: Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities and Access to Assistive Technology as Key Drivers to Achieving UHC” was co-hosted by: ATscale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology; Clinton Health Access Initiative; CBM Christian Blind Mission; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); Missing Billion Initiative; and Special Olympics with support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany.

Check out this brief report that highlights the key takeaways of the session and the experiences of disability advocates during the summit.

 
 
 
Phyllis Heydt