The 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) is a key moment to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), highlighting the need for stronger collaboration to tackle challenges such as climate change, poverty, inequality, conflicts, and health crises.

UNGA79, scheduled over several days in September 2024 at the United Nations headquarters in New York, includes a number of issues critical to the work of the GFF. We will be participating in discussions and events during the UNGA High-Level Week, including important conversations on primary health care and accelerating action and financing for the health of women, children and adolescents.

If you are looking to engage with the GFF at UNGA79, we encourage you to find us at the following events:
 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 | 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. ET

PMNCH Accountability Breakfast: Accelerating Implementation to Reduce Maternal, Newborn and Child Mortality at the Country Level

Luc Laviolette, GFF Head of Secretariat, will join other key partners to discuss charting a path for implementing the MNCH resolution. The breakfast will feature multi-stakeholder dialogues focused on accelerating country implementation of the WHA77 resolution, advancing results for reducing maternal, newborn, and child mortality—particularly in high-burden countries—and scaling up financing to support these efforts.  

Register for in-person or virtual attendance.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 | 12 NOON to 2:00 p.m. ET

Blended Finance in Health Care: Unlocking New Frontiers

Luc Laviolette, GFF Head of Secretariat, will participate as a speaker at this interactive lunch event co-hosted by Devex, Vodafone Foundation, and MSD for Mothers, in New York City on Monday, September 23, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. ET at the Yale Club. Luncheon and refreshments will be provided.

Bringing together key stakeholders from impact funds, multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, philanthropic organizations, and commercial entities, the event will include a panel discussion followed by break out tables where we will facilitate dialogue on supporting private sector market creation through blended finance. The discussions will center on innovative finance solutions and opportunities, including blended finance, results-based financing, and public-private partnerships, and highlight successful case studies such as the Manyata program and the m-mama emergency transport system.

Register to attend this event in person. This event will provide valuable insights into building sustainable health care programs and exploring innovative financial models to support such initiatives, ultimately fostering a collaborative approach to health care financing that leverages blended finance for impactful outcomes.

NOTE: This is a FREE members-only event. You can create a FREE DEVEX ACCOUNT when registering for this event.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 | 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. ET

How Countries Are Reimagining and Renewing Global Commitments to Primary Health Care

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Cohosted by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Global Financing Facility (GFF), World Bank, the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the event will showcase how visionary country leadership and strategic partnerships are working together to catalyze a new era of investments and innovation in primary health care.

It will include lively discussions between country and global champions who are driving transformative efforts to strengthen primary health care and reduce inequities, including through ensuring access to family planning and strengthening surveillance efforts for pandemic preparedness.

Investing in primary health care can help countries protect health gains and build resilience to shocks. It is an investment in our collective future.

Register to watch the event live, via Zoom.

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