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The two-day meeting brought together Members of Parliament who chair or are members of the Parliamentary Committees of Health to discuss matters of health under the theme: “Towards ICPD 30 and achievement of Universal Health Coverage: Imperatives for accelerated implementation and the role of Parliamentarians.” The meeting offered an opportunity to the policy makers and technical persons across Af. [...] Makhalanyane for the great work he was doing as the Chairperson of NEAPACOH; • NEAPACOH Secretariat for the great work done in organising the meeting and for attending the conference amidst their busy schedules; • international partners for attending and sponsoring the meeting; and • members of the senior management of parliament for supporting the work of the Parliamentarians. [...] The Speaker was grateful about the choice of the theme of the conference “Towards ICPD 30 and achievement of Universal Health Coverage: Imperatives for accelerated implementation and the role of Parliamentarians” and the different topics for discussion because they were very captivating and revealed that the conference would be very rich since the program captured the key concepts of the health tr. [...] She concluded by noting that the discussions at the meeting would certainly contribute to the collective endeavour to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response and lastly that being at the centre of the health security and Universal Health Coverage agenda will keep Parliaments and parliamentarians at the core of national, regional, and global dialogue and policies. [...] • The theme of the 2024 NEAPACOH meeting, underscores the urgency of the task of attaining UHC and in order to do so, it is imperative that we reflect on the progress made, the challenges encountered, and the opportunities that lie ahead.