This piece reflects the voice of the members of the UHC Movement Political Panel, which includes: Ambassador Minata Samaté Cessouma, commissioner for health, humanitarian affairs and social development of the African Union; Mr. James Chau, WHO goodwill ambassador and president of the China-United  States Exchange Foundation; Dr. Mariam Jashi, UNITE chapter chair for Eastern Europe and Central Asia; Prof. Ilona Kickbusch, founding director at the Global Health Centre of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies; Dr. Justin Koonin, former UHC2030 co-chair; Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, United Nations special rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; Ms. Joy Phumaphi, co-chair of the Global Pandemic Preparedness Monitoring Board; Ms. Gisela Scaglia, UNITE chapter chair for Latin America and the Caribbean and vice governor of Santa Fe, Argentina; and Mr. Akihisa Shiozaki, member of the House of Representatives, Japan.

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Thibault Lesueur is the co-founder and CMO of Solaris Offgrid, a tech company that designs pay-as-you-go solutions to foster affordable and sustainable energy access in off-grid areas.

Thierry van Bastelaer is principal associate and economist at Abt Associates. He serves as co-director of Abt’s Risk and Resilience Methods Center, as health finance advisor on the Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector project, and as chair of Abt’s Health Finance and Economics Technical Working Group. van Bastelaer is also adjunct professor at American University, teaching two microfinance courses. Prior to joining Abt, van Bastelaer was senior director of Livelihoods Innovations at the Save the Children Federation.

Thomas Achombwom Vukugah, Ph.D., is the project lead of the CDC-funded Enhancing Global Health Security program and technical adviser for epidemiological surveillance & immunization. Based in Cameroon, he is an advanced public health researcher and holds a doctorate in epidemiology.

Thomas Collin-Lefebvre is researcher to the executive director at the Access to Medicine Foundation. He supports the foundation’s strategy, stakeholder dialogues, and research programs. Thomas previously worked as an analyst for a large Canadian pharmaceutical company, supporting business opportunities across the globe.

Thomas Cserép is an Associate Editor who manages and oversees Devex's social media presence, coordinates Devex’s audience outreach, and produces the This Week in Global Development podcast. Prior to Devex, he worked as a freelance journalist, with his writings appearing in a variety of publications, including Get Spanish Football News and the magazine of the Hungarian Geographic Society.

Thomas Cueni is the director general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations, which he has led since 2017. During this time, he has been instrumental in establishing cross-sectoral programs designed to tackle the biggest global health challenges. Thomas galvanized the industry to develop the Berlin Declaration — the pharmaceutical industry's blueprint to deliver equitable access to vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics in future pandemics. He also serves as chair of the business at OECD Health Committee and as industry co-chair of the APEC Biopharmaceutical Working Group on Ethics. He is also a member of the Business Advisory Group established by the director-general of the World Trade Organization.

Thomas Debass has served as deputy special representative for global partnerships at the Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships in the U.S. State Department since 2013. He is responsible for managing the office and provides leadership on partnerships related to economic growth, global finance, entrepreneurship and technology programming.

Thomas Dichter's career in international development spans 50 years. He has worked in over 60 developing countries on four continents, as a Peace Corps volunteer, a Peace Corps country director in Yemen, vice president of TechnoServe, program officer of the Aga Khan Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland, a researcher on development issues for a think tank, and a staff member of a for-profit USAID contractor. Since 1994 he has been an independent consultant, including for UNDP, IFAD, USAID and the Asian Development Bank.