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Toyin Saraki addresses United Nations General Assembly on Accountability and Health Outcomes; joins Director-General of the WHO and the President of Uruguay at launch of WHO Non-Communicable Diseases Declaration- 27th September 2018 #UNGA-73

Toyin Saraki outlined the key interventions which must be made to transform health outcomes for women, children and communities around the world. #UNGA-73

Mrs Saraki was requested to make her address at the launch of the Independent Accountability Panel report ‘Private Sector: Who is Accountable,’ as mandated by the UN Secretary-General. #UNGA-73

Throughout the #UNGA-73 this week, Mrs Saraki – Founder-President of the @wellbeingafrica – laid out her vision at the panel discussion of the report which calls on Govts, parliaments, private sector partners & multilateral agencies to establish effective accountability systems.

In her remarks to the General Assembly, which were commended by the Independent Accountability Panel, Mrs Saraki commented: “Thank you to the members of the Accountability Panel for the opportunity to address you today.” #UNGA-73

“Only two countries in Africa have met the Abuja declaration to pledge 15% of their government budgets to health. Meanwhile, tuberculosis kills more than 4,000 people every single day. This can be avoided.” #UNGA-73

“I am advocating for 5key interventions to achieve both accountability & the demographic dividend. Civil registration & vital statistics systems must be implemented & strengthened to allow Govts to prepare for epidemics & allocate investment where it is needed the most.” #UNGA

“Investment in family, community and primary healthcare – along with hospitals where needed – to bolster healthcare wherever people need it; in rural areas and urban, cities and villages.” #UNGA-73

“Government investment in strengthening health insurance systems is paramount to achieving Universal Health Coverage – in Nigeria and around the world, too many people are plunged into poverty by health emergencies that they or their families experience.” #UNGA-73

“Non-communicable diseases kill over 41M people per year. The DG of the WHO, Dr. Tedros, has rightly highlighted the NCD crisis & it must be a core focus of all Govt programmes. Strengthening the primary health tier is key to prevention, detection and treatment of NCDs” #UNGA-73

“Finally, & most importantly, the murder of young midwife & mother Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa in Nigeria last week must spur Govts & global institutions on to strengthen security provisions for frontline health workers. Their training & pay conditions must also be improved.”

Following her United Nations address, Mrs Saraki joined the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros, and the President of Uruguay, His Excellency Tabaré Vázquez, at a global press briefing to mark the WHO Non-Communicable Diseases Declaration. #UNGA-73

Mrs Saraki, who also serves as Chair of Nigeria’s Primary Health Care Revitalisation Support Group, subsequently participated in the #UNGA-73 Third High-level Meeting on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), ...

...which undertook a comprehensive review of the global and national progress achieved in putting measures in place that protect people from dying too young from heart and lung diseases, cancers and diabetes. #UNGA-73

The high-level meeting at the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations Headquarters was opened with a keynote speech delivered by renowned philanthropist Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City. #UNGA-73