10/14/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/14/2024 04:18
This statement was delivered by Ms. Fernanda de Carvalho, our Advocacy Committee member for PAHO, at the Seventy-Sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Americas
SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE AMERICAS
AGENDA ITEM 4.6
Honourable Chair,
Distinguished Delegates,
The World Heart Federation commends the World Health Organization and its Member States for their Strategy.
Cardiovascular disease imposes significant economic burdens on individuals and households, often leading to catastrophic health expenditures and perpetuating generational poverty. Universal Health Coverage plays a key role in ensuring widespread access to cardiovascular health services for all.
Essential Public Health Functions serve as a foundation for health systems capable of achieving universal health coverage. Nonetheless, such systems require (1) sustainable financing, (2) empowered institutions, (3) a well-trained health workforce, (4) strengthened primary health care, and (5) robust cross-sector collaborations.
WHF urges governments to adopt the proposed resolution and implement, in partnership with civil society organizations, the eleven EPHFs to uphold the right to the highest attainable standard of health.
We further call on Member States to:
Thank you.