CSP29/6, Rev. 3 - Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas 2018-2030

I. DECLARATION OF MINISTERS AND SECRETARIES OF HEALTH 

We, the Ministers and Secretaries of Health of the countries of the Region of the Americas unanimously endorse this Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas 2018- 2030 (SHAA2030) as the strategic policy instrument that provides direction and political vision for health development in the Region for the next 13 years, and declare our commitment to: 

a) A hemispheric vision of a healthier and more equitable Region of the Americas, in harmony with the global vision and principles established in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on the progress made in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Health Agenda for the Americas 2008-2017; 

b) The reaffirmation of the right to health, where it is nationally recognized, and the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, Pan American solidarity, equity in health, universality, and social inclusion, as fundamental principles and values that have inspired the countries we represent to improve health outcomes so that our peoples may achieve their fullest potential; 

c) The ongoing work toward universal access to health and universal health coverage, and the development of resilient health systems with capacity to analyze and act on the determinants of health in an intersectoral manner; 

d) Promotion of the Agenda at the highest levels of decision making and the promotion of joint actions with government and nongovernmental actors alike at the regional, subregional, national, and subnational levels, as appropriate, to realize the hemispheric vision of this Agenda in an integrated and collaborative manner; 

e) The implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of this Agenda, and accountability for its realization through established mechanisms, in collaboration with the Pan American Sanitary Bureau.