In November 2018, we invited researchers from all over the world to meet in Oslo for the conference #UHCpolitics: "The Political Origins of Health Inequities and Universal Health Coverage".
Opening Keynote: Jomo Kwame Sundaram; Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS); Malaysia
Chaired by Desmond McNeill
- David McCoy, Queen Mary University London
"Confronting Anti-Politics in Global Health: a difficult but necessary challenge"
- Ole Petter Ottersen, Karolinska University
- Judit Rius Sanjuan, UNDP
"Challenges and opportunities to reduce health inequities – a practitioner perspective"
- Rosalind McKenna, Open Society Foundation
Session 2: National struggles for health equity and universal health coverage: political drivers
Chaired by Jashodhara Dasgupta
- Anne-Emanuelle Birn, University of Toronto
- Ramya Kumar, University of Jaffna
- Cristiani Vieira Machado, Fiocruz
"Inequalities and Political Struggles for a Universal Health System in Brazil"
- Ruth Prince, University of Oslo
"Universal Health Coverage and the Public Good: critical perspectives from Kenya"
Session 3: Trade and investment agreements and policy space for achieving universal health coverage
Chaired by Ted Schrecker
- Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, The New School
SDGs – linking UHC to trade and investment agreements (TIAs)
- Susan Sell, Australian National University
- Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University
- Sanya Reid Smith, Third World Network
Session 4: Public or private financing for UHC? The consequences for health equity
Chaired by Naoko Yamamoto
- Robert Yates, Chatham House
"Addressing the political economy of universal health coverage"
- Anna Marriott, Oxfam
- Naoki Ikegami, St Luke's International University (Japan)
"Why public funding is not enough: How Japan has pursued equity and efficiency"
- Susan Erikson, Simon Fraser University
Session 5: Philanthropy, corporations and NGOs: implications for health equity
Chaired by Sridhar Venkatapuram
- James Pfeiffer, University of Washington
"NGOs, Austerity, and Universal Health Coverage in Mozambique"
- Nora Kenworthy, University of Washington
- Katerini Storeng, SUM - University of Oslo
Chaired by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr
- Suerie Moon, The Graduate Institute Geneva
"What research is needed to make global governance work better for health?"
- Alexander E. Kentikelenis, Bocconi University
- Sidsel Roalkvam, SUM - University of Oslo
- Ted Schrecker, Newcastle University "Global health justice in an unequal world: The real Grand Challenges"
Chaired by Katerini Storeng
- Seye Abimbola, BMJ Global Health
- Salima Namusobya, Initiative for Social and Economic Rights Uganda
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Tammy Boyce, WHO European Office for Investment for Health & Development
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Jomo K. Sundaram; Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS)
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David McCoy, Queen Mary University London
Closing remarks/Keynote