Caribbean and Central American senior health officials met in Washington D.C. in June 2023 to discuss health financing and explore ways to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage (UHC). Country leaders, health officials, policymakers, experts, and researchers shared regional insights and experiences on financing UHC.
Hosted by the World Bank and the Korean Partnership Facility, leaders, health officials, policymakers, experts, and researchers from six countries from the Caribbean and Central America met in June 2023 to exchange regional insights into health financing subsequent to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Disruptions caused by the pandemic and natural disasters, present a challenge in achieving sustainable health financing and building progress toward UHC in the region. Representatives from Belize, Costa Rica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines discussed UHC implementation and opportunities to learn from countries across the region. This meeting built upon a previous UHC Accelerator Regional Knowledge Exchange event, organized in 2022.
