A/HRC/37/74 all-party group on HIV in collaboration with civil society, health-care workers and health industries had become the backbone of health policy on HIV in Portugal. In the same spirit of consensus among stakeholders, Portugal had been able to secure a financially sustainable strategy on hepatitis medication, ensuring access for all patients. The quality of life of people living with HIV should be as important an objective as biomedical targets relating to treatment. Parliamentarians could play an active role in responding to epidemics by approving national budgets, changing policies and building bridges between people and Government. He called for support for the work of “Unite”, a global network of parliamentarians that focused on combating AIDS, hepatitis and tuberculosis. 15. The Vice-President of Helen Keller International, Joseph Amon, emphasized that rigorous and routine monitoring was a means of accountability, which was a key human rights principle. While specific indicators and regular reporting constituted an important tool to promote the right to health for all, indicators did not always tell the whole story. National averages could hide significant inequalities between regions, age groups and among most at risk populations. Data could also be inaccurate. True accountability required both disaggregation of data and broad participation with communities to validate what was presented. The Sustainable Development Goals called for an end to the epidemic of neglected tropical diseases, which mainly affected people living in poverty, in sub-standard housing and without adequate water and sanitation. The success of health programmes stemmed not only from scientific advances but also from the promotion and protection of human rights, including the right to health, education, non-discrimination, freedom from violence, access to justice, gender equality and participation. The health sector had an important role to play, but could not address human rights abuses and social determinants of vulnerability alone. 16. A representative of the World Social Forum, Armando de Negri, said that the Forum facilitated discussion of alternative proposals for inclusive globalization that fostered the people’s well-being and radical democracy based on social justice. It had established a thematic forum on social rights related to health and social security, which was aimed at promoting health systems based on the universality, integrity and equality of all human rights, including the right to development. A new balance of power was needed internationally, which could be achieved only through correlations of power in national Governments, parliaments, the judiciary and the media that favoured solidarity instead of individualistic and fragmented political thinking. To reverse the concentration of wealth, democracy should be strengthened and political power distributed fairly. Otherwise, the Sustainable Development Goals would be overcome by the wealth-concentrating dynamics of capitalism, impeding the realization of economic and social rights and a life of dignity for all. 17. During the interactive dialogue, representatives of Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Portugal, the Global Forum on MSM & HIV, the Institute for Planetary Synthesis and the People’s Health Movement took the floor. Participants considered that the Sustainable Development Goals and human rights, including the right to health, were mutually reinforcing endeavours, and recalled the importance of accountability, participation, non-discrimination and international solidarity in order to implement the Goals. Some speakers recalled the importance of disaggregating data when reporting, welcoming indicator 3.3.1 of the Goals. Participants also called for a multi-stakeholder approach to the implementation of the Goals and for the preservation and promotion of civil society space in relation to health programmes. Some speakers recommended preventive approaches to health that addressed the social determinants of health and better accountability mechanisms to address discrimination in health systems. The panellists were asked about the meaning and operationalization of universal health coverage (target 3.8 of the Goals) from a human rights perspective and about the roles of stakeholders, including parliamentarians and treaty bodies. 18. In response, Mr. Baptista Leite acknowledged the importance of disaggregating data, but stressed that Governments should not be excused from acting due to the absence of data. He argued that data related to the Sustainable Development Goals should be produced at the local level for a central registry. He underscored that universal health coverage could ensure better health outcomes and lower costs by preventing more serious health problems. 6