The People’s Health Movement organized a webinar on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) during the Be-cause health conference Breaking taboos in Global Health on March 23-24, 2023. The webinar discusses the privatization of public health through “strategic purchasing” and how it undermines the development of a strong and vibrant public health system. Countries of both the global south and the north share its experiences on the UHC initiatives that lead to further commercialization and commodification of healthcare.

Interrogating myths and taboos in the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) discourse: amplifying evidence from the majority (of the) world.

Panelists:

• Jamie Dasmarinas, Council for Health and Development, Philippines
• Sulakshana Nandi, People’s Health Movement and Public Health Resource Network, India
• T. Sundararaman, JIPMER International School of Public Health, Puducherry, India
• Mario Esteban Hernandez Alvarez, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Colombia

Moderator: Remco Van De Pas, Centre for Planetary Health Policy, Germany

Be-cause health is a pluralistic open platform that connects Belgian development actors engaged in global health, facilitates exchanges of latest research and field experiences, and provides policy advise on international health cooperation.