KEY 05 - The SDG3 Global Action Plan for Health and Well-Being

The ultimate success of the SDGs will be measured by their impact on the prosperity and well-being of people and the planet, particularly the extent to which the SDGs ‘leave no one behind’. Initiatives such as the SDG3 Global Action Plan for health and well-being endeavour to build a foundation of greater cohesion among global health actors in support of countries’ achievement of the health-related SDGs. But accelerating the pace of progress will require increased government cooperation at country level as well as enhanced stakeholder engagement across sectors - at global, regional, national and sub-national levels.

This ministerial panel will discuss how best to catalyze political leadership to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable as expressed in the shared purpose of WHO. It will explore the impediments and the keys to success for achieving these objectives, and propose how political actors can support a transformative approach to health and development.