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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND

"Focus on primary healthcare is ... manifest ... The political will was really important." 9

- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

"Health is a fundamental human right, and it can in no condition be delayed." 4

- Recep Akdag

"Communication between the policymakers and the implementers is a very, very crucial but often overlooked issue." 6

- K. Sujatha Rao

In June 2012, a group of Ministers and Secretaries of Health from around the world gathered at Harvard University to participate in the inaugural Ministerial Health Leaders' Forum. On June 7, ministers of health from Ethiopia, India and Turkey participated in an event at The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health and shared the challenges and opportunities they have faced.

Background
Ministerial Leadership in Health (MLIH) Program
Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development, HSPH
A Meeting of Ministerial Minds
Harvard Gazette

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