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Universal health Coverage Means, Engaging Community Voices Ensuring that all people, regardless of race, gender, age, citizenship or ability, are represented in the movement for UHC. For health systems to benefit everyone, we need to hear from everyone. Community participation can make or break #UHC reforms. #UHC2030 #HealthForAll Well-trained, well-paid health workers are the backbone of strong #PrimaryHealthCare & UHC. As sources of trusted care for millions of people, their voices & perspectives must be prioritized in the #HealthForAll movement. #UHC2030 To achieve #UHC, #GenderEquality and the future we all want by 2030, countries should ensure that girls & women are at the helm of decisions that will affect their health, rights & wellbeing.   To ensure that health systems deliver the services people say they need, rather than services someone else decides they should have, we...

Identity can be used to favour or deny one services or access. We continue with the series in Catherine Buck's article that appeared in the New Ways Ministry. The title is: " Candidates, LGBTQ Advocates Challenge Use of Catholic Parishes for Election Events ." A recent profile in The Advocate is raising awareness about a new short film that tells the story of a priest newly diagnosed with HIV. The film is seeking funding on Kickstarter and is described as exploring “a moment in the life of one priest who is faced with a crossroads of health and identity, threatening to deconstruct his entire belief system.” In the opening seconds of his Kickstarter video, Sebastian La Cause, writer/director, gives a rapid-fire pitch for the production: “Set in dynamic East Los Angeles, Holy Water follows a gay priest at a crossroad of identity and self-acceptance as he struggles to come to terms with an HIV diagnosis.” He then quotes Joyce Carol Oates about the power of wri...