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Media briefing on WHO Council on the Economics of #HealthForAll financing brief with @DrTedros & @MazzucatoM. #WHS2021 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@DrTedros @MazzucatoM "The new brief, on financing #HealthForAll, comes at a critical time, with the upcoming @g20org Summit in Rome, where Professor @MazzucatoM will present the Council’s findings"-@DrTedros #WHS2021 bit.ly/30VL2nL

@DrTedros @MazzucatoM @g20org "It’s important to start by defining #HealthForAll, and I’d like to quote one of my esteemed predecessors as director-general, Dr Halfdan Mahler, who said Health for All:..."-@DrTedros #WHS2021 ⬇️

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1452969903171031043?s=20

@DrTedros @MazzucatoM @g20org "A landmark commitment to “#HealthForAll” was made at the Alma-Ata Conference of 1978, and more recently, there was the High-Level Political Declaration on Universal Health Coverage, at the UN General Assembly two years ago"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

@DrTedros @MazzucatoM @g20org "#COVID19 has thrown a harsh spotlight on the inequities both within & between countries, incl. the vast disparities in 💉 allocation, where just 1.4 of the 6.7B 💉doses have gone to lower-middle & low-income countries, although they make up over 1/2 the 🌍 population"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @MazzucatoM @g20org "Addressing the structural inequalities that keep us from achieving #HealthForAll is not a job for the health sector alone. The #COVID19 pandemic that has taught us that the impact of health crises resonates throughout economies and societies"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

@DrTedros @MazzucatoM @g20org "Ministries of Finance, Trade, Labor, Infrastructure, Environment & so many others – incl. heads of state, intl. financial institutions & the private sector - must be at the table, must take responsibility and tackle the great challenge of #HealthForAll together"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @MazzucatoM @g20org "We need a new narrative. We can no longer see health as a cost, but as an investment that is the foundation of productive, resilient and inclusive economies"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

@DrTedros @MazzucatoM @g20org "The task of the council is not only to come up with innovative economic approaches to improve health and wellbeing; they must also be practical, and applicable to countries of all income levels"-@DrTedros #HealthForAll #WHS2021

@DrTedros @MazzucatoM @g20org "The new policy brief, on financing #HealthForAll, proposes a radical shift in economic thinking for global health: instead of looking at health as a piece of the economy, it's time to look at how the economy can support the societal goal of Health for All"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @MazzucatoM @g20org "This new finance brief shows that neither existing market mechanisms, with their focus on short-term returns, nor development funds alone, are enough"-@DrTedros #HealthForAll #WHS2021

@DrTedros @MazzucatoM @g20org "They do not provide the global public goods on which we all depend, such as vaccines; nor do they address the major inequities undermining equitable access"-@DrTedros #HealthForAll #WHS2021

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1452971601977397252?s=20

@DrTedros @MazzucatoM @g20org "The Council is proposing bold, concrete actions for governments and multilateral organizations, in three major areas: creating fiscal space, the direction of investment, and the governance of public and private financing for health"-@DrTedros #HealthForAll #WHS2021

@DrTedros @MazzucatoM @g20org "This does not just mean more money. It means making the better, smarter, and sustained investments that are needed to achieve #HealthForAll. It is time for a new paradigm. We have to consider financing for health as a long-term investment, not as a short-term cost"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @MazzucatoM @g20org "My thanks to Professor @MazzucatoM and all Council members for their work. I hope that this powerful report reaches policy makers in all sectors, and at the highest levels"-@DrTedros #HealthForAll #WHS2021