2025 UHC Day Champion
Humphrey Monde
Executive Director of the Civil Society Health Partnership, Zambia
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Extending social protection to the informal sector is not just policy reform — it is the foundation of true financial protection for health. When workers outside formal systems are covered, families are shielded from catastrophic costs and the promise of universal health coverage becomes real. Our mission is clear: no Zambian should face poverty because they sought care.
Dr Humphrey Monde has lead a team of Civil Society Organizations to champion universal health coverage in Zambia, through letter writing to the Head of State, the Minister of Health, Parliamentarians, where messages were amplied through media coverage during the launch of Civil Society Health Partnership Secretariat Launch in Longacres Lusaka Zambia. Humphrey Monde has demonstrated a clear and impactful commitment to advancing financial protection for health in Zambia. A key achievement is his collaboration with NAPSA (National Pension Scheme Authority) under the Spiral Project, focusing explicitly on extending social protection to the informal sector. He formalized this partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding, positioning himself to coordinate efforts aimed at bringing informal workers—a typically vulnerable and underserved group—into a structured social protection framework.
This work is central to financial protection, as it seeks to provide safety nets that prevent out-of-pocket health expenditures from causing financial hardship. His leadership roles in health partnerships and employer federations further underscore his strategic approach to mobilizing stakeholders and advocating for policies that enhance health financing and access for all, particularly the most vulnerable.
