Access

In 2024, GHC worked to expand access to critical platforms, awareness building, and decision-making spaces, particularly for advocates and organizations from low- and middle-income countries.

Meetings

We hosted and co-hosted member-only meetings with United States Government administration officials to discuss GHC priorities. These meetings include:

• USAID: Director of the Office of Health Systems; Director of Primary Health Care; Assistant Administrator for Global Health; Director of the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition office; Senior Deputy Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau for Resilience, Environment, & Food Security, and Global Water Coordinator; and Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Global Health on the intersections of WASH and global health
• Health and Human Services: Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs; Director, CDC Global Health Center; Director, CDC National Center for Zoonotic, Emerging, and Infectious Diseases
• State Department: U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy at the Department of State; Principal Deputy Coordinator, Deputy Coordinator for Global Health Security, at the Department of State Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy; Lead, Public Health Systems Unit and Senior Advisor for Health Systems and Health Security, at the Department of State Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy on the Bureau’s role in health system strengthening
• White House: Associate Director for National Security Programs at the White House Office of Management and Budget; Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics; Deputy Senior Director for Global Health Security & Biodefense at the National Security Council, and other members of the interagency team to discuss the U.S. global mpox response

Events

GHC brought six delegates to the 77th World Health Assembly, including a GHC Health Equity Working Group co-chair. We closely tracked the proceedings, spoke at side events, and made statements on key agenda items, including:

GHC Senior Manager of Advocacy and Engagement, Ansley Moore, reading a constituency statement on INB.

The 2024 Global Health Landscape Symposium, with a theme of Policy and Leadership in Global Health: Navigating New Frontiers, was originally planned as a three-day virtual event with one in-person day, it was successfully restructured into a four-day, all-virtual format. This decision reflects our commitment to inclusivity by breaking down barriers to participation. By eliminating travel and related costs, we created opportunities for a broader range of voices and perspectives from across the globe to join the conversation. Occurring amidst a year when over 40 national elections took place worldwide, GHLS facilitated a discussion of how these leadership changes would impact global health progress.

We also co-sponsored a MNCH Hill event, Five and Thrive, for House staffers and representatives. Over 130 people attended from 40+ Hill offices and committees, including 90 staffers. Representatives Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Young Kim (R-CA) gave remarks, as did USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Carmen Coles.

We launched a Global Health 101 informational series for both GHC members and non-members. These webinars are intended to provide advocates from all over the world with information about policies, national and global health processes, and key initiatives taking place throughout the year. They also enable access to technical experts, tools, and other resources to amplify and increase the impact of their work. Webinar topics included:

• Budget & Appropriations 101 (411 registrants,136 attendees)
• Global Health Replenishment 101 (483 registrants, 149 attendees)
• Non-Communicable Diseases 101
• Mexico City Policy 101 (496 registrants, 252 attendees)
• World Health Assembly 101 (923 registrants, 290 attendees)
• Mental Health 101 (628 registrants, 350 attendees)

Collectively, these webinars reached thousands of advocates and other stakeholders who either participated live or watched and shared the recordings.