The UHC2030 governance structure aims to ensure effective coordination, to bring mutual value to partners without adding unnecessary complexity or bureaucratic burden. Representation and inclusivity are essential for our legitimacy, with broad multi-stakeholder engagement in activities and decision-making processes. 

The main governance structures for UHC2030 are the: 

  • Steering Committee
  • UHC Movement Political Advisory Panel
  • Secretariat

The UHC2030 Steering Committee has also established a Task Force to advise the Secretariat on accountability for results.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is responsible for setting overall strategic directions and oversight of UHC2030. It includes a constituency-based representation that enables broader representation and a more participatory process. 

The Steering Committee includes the constituencies listed below.

The current Co-Chairs of the UHC2030 Steering Committee are Ms Gabriela Cuevas Barron, former member of Parliament at the Mexican Congress and honorary President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and Australian community advocate Dr Justin Koonin, President of AIDS Council of New South Wales (ACON).

Read: UHC2030 welcomes new Co-Chairs of the Steering Committee

Download: Terms of reference for the UHC2030 Steering Committee

Co-Chairs

Dr Magda Robalo is the President and co-founder of The Institute for Global Health and Development. She is an infectious disease physician and public health expert, whose career spans for over 30 years in the global health ecosystem. With her extensive experience in health policy and advocacy, Magda has championed equitable access to healthcare for all, especially the most vulnerable populations. She spearheaded successful initiatives in her current role as President and Co-Founder of The Institute for Global Health and Development and as former Minister of Public Health, Presidential High Commissioner for the COVID-19 response in Guinea-Bissau, WHO Representative, WHO Director of Communicable Diseases and Global Managing Director of Women in Global Health. 

Dr. Pamela Cipriano, an internationally recognised nursing leader, is the 29th President of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and a Professor at the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing and Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy in Charlottesville, VA. She previously served as Dean of the UVA School of Nursing, ICN’s First Vice President and two terms as the president of the American Nurses Association. During her over 40-year career, she has led efforts to advance the role and visibility of nurses and increase nursing’s impact and influence on policy. She has led interprofessional executive teams, boards of directors, committees, and global and national task forces, working with country level leaders to improve care, execute health policies, and advocate for improved access to care. 

UHC2030's past co-chairs include Gabriela Cuevas Barron and Dr Justin Koonin (2021-2024); Ilona Kickbusch and Dr Githinji Gitahi (2018-2021) and Takao Toda and Bruno Rivalan (2017). 

Countries
  • Mr Eric Chaux, Head of Global Health Policy, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, France
  • Dr Ahmed El-Sobky, Chairman, Egypt Healhcare Authority, Egypt
  • Dr Satoshi Ezoe, Director, Global Health Policy Division, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
  • Ms Tamar Gabunia, First Deputy Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs, Georgia
  • Ms Birgitte Hagelund, Head of the Health Sector, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Union, Belgium
  • Dr Prastuti Soewondo, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health, Indonesia
  • Dr Gerald Manthalu, Director of Planning, Ministry of Health and Population, Malawi
  • Mr Herryman Moono, Director, Research, Planning and Strategy, National Health Insurance Authority, Zambia
  • Dr Aquina Thulare, Technical Specialist, Health Economics /National Health Insurance, Department of Health, South Africa
  • Professor Nagu Tumaini, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Tanzania
Civil society organizations
  • Mx Dumiso Gatsha, Director, Success Capital, Botswana
  • Mr Cary James, CEO, World Hepatitis Alliance, United Kingdom
  • Ms Nupur Lalvani, Founder, Director, Blue Circle Diabetes Foundation, India
Foundations
  • Ms Lori Sloate, Senior Director, Global Health, United Nations Foundation, United States
Private sector
  • Ms Sofiat Akinola, Director, Health Policy and External Affairs, Global Access & Policy, Roche Diagnostics International Ltd., Switzerland
  • Ms Olesya Struk, Senior Director, Group Sustainability and Access to care, Royal Philips, Netherlands

 

Multilateral organizations
  • To be nominated, United Nations agencies
  • Ms Anamaria Bejar, Director, Public Policy Engagement, GAVI Vaccine Alliance, Switzerland
Secretariat
  • Ms Francesca Colombo, Head of Health Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, France
  • Ms Monique Vledder, Global Practice Manager, Health Nutrition and Population World Bank, United States
  • Dr Bruce Aylward, Assistant Director-General, UHC Life Course Division, World Healh Organization, Switzerland

UHC Movement Political Advisory Panel

The UHC Movement Political Advisory Panel provides guidance to the UHC2030 Steering Committee to strengthen political support for universal health coverage (UHC). Members are: 

  • Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly
  • Dr. Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Former European Commissioner
  • Prof Ilona Kickbusch, Chair, International Advisory Board, Global Health Centre, Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies Geneva (Former Co-Chair of the Steering Committee, UHC2030)
  • Dr. Sania Nishtar, Member of the Senate of Pakistan
  • Joy Phumaphi, Executive Secretary, the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (Former Co-Chair of the UN Secretary-General’s Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent)
  • Ms. Emilia Saiz, Secretary General of the United Cities and Local Governments
  • Mr. Elhadj As Sy, Chair of the Board, Kofi Annan Foundation
  • Prof. Keizo Takemi, Member of the House of Councillors, Japan
  • H.E. Mrs. Fawzia bint Abdulla Zainal, Speaker of the Council of Representatives

Learn more about the advisory panel

Secretariat

The UHC2030 Secretariat is co-hosted by the World Health Organization, the World Bank and OECD. The three organisations have a shared responsibility to support UHC2030’s strategic vision and direction and to promote collective action for UHC. To fulfil this responsibility, the Secretariat ensures UHC2030 remains relevant and results-focused and keeps members engaged and up-to-date.

Secretariat functions include:

  • UHC2030 vision: to consolidate UHC2030 strategic narrative and engage UHC stakeholders to promote translation of UHC commitments into action in countries
  • UHC2030 governance: to ensure effective structures, processes and resources
  • Secretariat operations: to ensure efficient management and administration

Download: Terms of reference for the UHC2030 Secretariat

UHC2030 Task Force

The UHC2030 Task Force brings together representatives from the UHC2030 constituencies and other stakeholder groups to focus global and local effort on the UHC Political Declaration implementation and accountability. It supports the positioning of UHC2030 and elevates its strategic relevance to the global health community and beyond. 

The Task Force first came together in September 2022 to lead the development of the Action Agenda from the UHC Movement ahead of the three UN High-level meetings on health (UN HLM) in 2023. It was also instrumental in providing political advocacy and strategic communications support to UHC2030 in the lead-up to major health moments in 2023 (WHA, G7, G20). 

Following the adoption of the 2023 UHC HLM political declaration, the UHC Movement must sustain strong momentum for the implementation of universal health coverage in countries. The Task Force will use its expertise and expansive networks to advise UHC2030 Secretariat on accountability for results. 

Represented on the Task Force:  

  • Academic & Research (Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, Health Systems Global) 
  • Climate change and health systems network (Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health) 
  • Coalition of Partnerships for UHC and Global Health (represented by NCD Alliance, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health) 
  • Digital health network (Transform Health) 
  • Local government networks (United Cities and Local Governments) 
  • Healthcare professional association (International Council of Nurses, World Medical Association) 
  • Healthcare student association (International Federation of Medical Students Associations, International Pharmaceutical Students Federation) 
  • Indigenous leadership initiatives (Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean) 
  • International Budget Partnership (Monitoring & Accountability)
  • Health security network (Global Health Security Network) 
  • Health Systems Related Initiatives (represented by Health Data Collaborative) 
  • Labour group (International Trade Union Confederation) 
  • Parliamentarian network (UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health) 
  • UHC2030 Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (represented by Advisory Group members International Planned Parenthood Federation and PATH) 
  • UHC2030 Country constituency (Egypt, France, Japan, South Africa) 
  • UHC2030 Global health initiatives constituency 
  • UHC2030 Philanthropic foundations constituency (Rockefeller Foundation, UN Foundation) 
  • UHC2030 Private sector constituency (represented by GE Healthcare, Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India) 
  • UHC2030 UN constituency (represented by UNICEF, IOM)  
  • Youth initiatives (WHO Youth Council) 
  • Women’s networks (Women Deliver, Women in Global Health) 

Former members who contributed to the UHC2030 Task Force in 2022 included:  

  • Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) 
  • Centro De Estudios Para La Equidad y Gobernanza En Los Sistema De Salud  
  • European Commission 
  • Georgia 
  • Republic of Ghana 
  • UN Major Group for Children and Youth