“In the wake of COVID-19, we have heard loud and clear a desire by countries to take greater ownership over their own health agendas. Canada welcomes the Lusaka Agenda as an important step towards strengthening alignment across the global health financing ecosystem in support of country ย led pathways toward Universal Health Coverage. ย Now is the time to step up our ambition on Primary Health Care that puts the needs of the poorest and most marginalized at the centre of our efforts”