In the lead-up to #UHCDay, CSEM is highlighting how CSOs are working to #ProtectEveryone in the #COVID19 response & for #UHC.

➤ [Thread below!] Stay tuned for CSO stories shared all week.

On 12 December, share your commitment & join the virtual rally: https://universalhealthcoverageday.org/global-campaign/
Global Campaign – UHC Day 2020

The countdown to UHC Day 2020 has begun! Join the movement calling for strong health systems that Protect Everyone. (173 kB)

https://universalhealthcoverageday.org/global-campaign/
➤ Making health information readily accessible is essential for #HealthForAll in a pandemic. Read about how @eannaso adapted its new #digitalhealth platform to respond to the community's #COVID19 information needs.

https://csemonline.net/uhc-day-eannaso/

#UHCDay #CSOs4UHC #afyadigitalhealth
Hear Onesmus Mlewa Kalama from @EANNASO discuss the community’s role in shaping this innovation. Story: https://csemonline.net/uhc-day-eannaso/

CSOs are responding to the #COVID19 pandemic and helping strengthen health systems all around the world by listening to communities. #CSOs4UHC #UHCDay
➤ With civil society partners in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda, @Wemos identified areas of concern during #COVID19 and highlighted the importance of joint action for #healthsystems strengthening.

See the story: https://csemonline.net/uhc-story-wemos/

#UHCDay #CSOs4UHC
➤ The #COVID19 & #CivilSociety report by @CIVICUSalliance notes how CSOs understood and responded to the pandemic's impact on vulnerable populations.

CSOs delivered services in creative, innovative ways to #ProtectEveryone. Story: https://csemonline.net/uhc-story-civicus/

#HealthForAll #UHCDay
As you prepare for #UHCDay, listen to @inespousadela of @CIVICUSalliance discuss key lessons from the report and the importance of solidarity during a pandemic and beyond.

Full video: https://csemonline.net/uhc-story-civicus/

En español: https://csemonline.net/uhc-story-civicus-sp/

#HealthForAll #ProtectEveryone
➤ To respond to ⬆️ barriers for #HIV care during #COVID19, @frontlineaids partners began creative new approaches & scaled up interventions to #ProtectEveryone.

A key takeaway? Investing in CBOs is critical for strong #healthsystems.

https://csemonline.net/uhc-story-frontline-aids/

#CSOs4UHC #UHCDay
➤ @SpecialOlympics is ensuring the #inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in the #COVID19 response. One goal has been making health information accessible to all to #ProtectEveryone - online and offline.

Story: https://csemonline.net/uhc-story-special-olympics/

#CSOs4UHC #UHCDay
➤ In India, @mssocietyindia Chennai did a needs analysis for its members with #MultipleSclerosis and catered to diverse needs - be it door delivery of meds, provision of food, or virtual sessions with providers.

Story: https://csemonline.net/uhc-story-mssi/ 

#CSOs4UHC #ProtectEveryone #UHCDay
➤ In Tanzania, @YEVTanzania not only distributed supplies for #COVID19 prevention to populations especially vulnerable to discrimination & isolation, but also planned activities & messaging for behaviour change.

Story: https://csemonline.net/uhc-story-yev/ 

#CSOs4UHC #ProtectEveryone #UHCDay
➤ In the DRC, a partnership of local and international #civilsociety provided a unique holistic health education and psychosocial support program to a remote community during #COVID19.

Story: https://csemonline.net/uhc-day-drc-partnership/

@DrJudyK @IAAPUN @AfricaRise2020
#ProtectEveryone #UHCDay
Hear from leaders from the @IAAPUN, @AfricaRise2020 and the DRC-based Hope and Health Vision about how the partnership emerged and key lessons from implementing this community-based project for achieving #UHC.

Video: https://csemonline.net/uhc-day-drc-partnership/

#ProtectEveryone #CSOs4UHC #UHCDay
Many #civilsociety organizations have adapted to deliver care & #ProtectEveryone using new technologies or by scaling-up tech innovations during #COVID19.

Read how @Smiletrain adapted service delivery for cleft care around the world: https://csemonline.net/uhc-story-smile-train/

#CSOs4UHC #UHCDay
For more stories of #CSOs4UHC working to #ProtectEveryone with innovation & resilience during COVID-19: https://csemonline.net/uhc-day-stories/

As we begin #UHCDay, let's acknowledge the critical role civil society plays in achieving #HealthForAll & supporting govts to meet their commitments.
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