Live Q&A: What is the best model to bring healthcare to all?

More than 400 million people around the world do not have access to health services, the World Health Organisation announced in 2015 in a report released shortly before the signing of the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). And the punitive cost of accessing treatment is one of the biggest barriers: 6% of people are even driven further into poverty by health spending.

Global health leaders clearly have a momentous challenge on their hands if they want to deliver on their promise of “achieving universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all by 2030” one of the 169 targets that make up the SDGs.

So, what needs to change to bridge this gap? Which affordable healthcare models are most effective and could they be scaled up? And how much influence should the private sector have in delivering universal health coverage?

Join an expert panel on Thursday 29 June from 3-4.30pm BST, to discuss these questions and more.

The live chat is not video or audio-enabled but will take place in the comments section (below). Want to recommend someone for the panel or ask a question in advance? Get in touch via globaldevpros@theguardian.com or @GuardianGDP on Twitter. Follow the discussion using the hashtag #globaldevlive.

Panel to be confirmed.