Advocacy Updates: Tuesday, August 31, 2021
A note about the situation in Afghanistan: GHC is coordinating with our members and with InterAction to gather information and resources as swiftly as we can to help those in need of assistance. Please email advocacy@globalhealth.org if you would like more information. Administration News U.S. intelligence community releases inconclusive report on coronavirus origins The U.S.…
Read MoreA Dual Pandemic: COVID-19 and Sexism
Women have long been relied upon to serve as caretakers, but who is taking care of them? In a period of sustained crisis, women have also shouldered the burdens of child/elder care, widespread employment discrimination, and gender based violence (GBV). As we continue to respond to the pandemic, women cannot be left behind. They need…
Read MoreClimate Change and its Effect on WASH
By Anderson Alleyne, Communications Consultant, Global Health Council World Water Week 2021 was August 23-27 and brought together experts from across multiple sectors to discuss and create concrete solutions to a wide range of water-related issues. The theme of this year’s annual event was Building Resilience Faster and it focused on addressing one of the…
Read MoreNews Flash: Youth leading the way to a more inclusive COVID-19 response and recovery
When we seek to understand the effects of the pandemic, the voices of youth are rarely called upon. Yet youth have been among some of the most affected by lockdown policies, school closings, and delayed early childhood medical care. However, the resilience of this population cannot be overstated. When we look at steps towards response…
Read MoreGHC Welcomes New President and CEO
To my fellow members of the Global Health Council community: As Chair of the Global Health Council Board of Directors, I’m so pleased to share details about a new chapter for the Global Health Council, to be led by our new President and Chief Executive Officer, Elisha Dunn-Georgiou. Elisha embodies GHC’s mission: she is a…
Read MoreAdvocacy Updates ~ August 10, 2021
Administration News U.S. has donated and shipped more than 100 million COVID-19 vaccines On August 3, President Biden announced that the U.S. has now donated and shipped upwards of 110 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to more than 60 countries in its efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of August, the U.S. will…
Read MoreIn Focus – Holding Governments to Account: The State of Health for All in the US
By Eliana Monteforte, Director of Special Projects, Global Health Council One of the biggest lessons the world has learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is that no country, neither low, middle nor high income, was prepared to prevent and respond to this global health emergency. On September 23, 2019, UN member states and other stakeholders gathered…
Read MoreAdvocacy Updates ~ July 26, 2021
Congressional News House passes Securing America from Epidemics Act On July 22, the House passed H.R. 2118, the Securing America from Epidemics (SAFE) Act, under suspension of the rules. This legislation authorizes U.S. participation in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI), which is dedicated to vaccinations against future pandemics and is one of the…
Read MoreMalnutrition: The Hidden Pandemic
By Anderson Alleyne, Communications Consultant, Global Health Council More than 3 million children die each year because of malnutrition, making it the leading cause of death for children under five. Despite decades of progress, there has been a continual increase in global hunger in recent years. Among the factors driving this reversal are climate change,…
Read MoreMember Spotlight: Medicines Development for Global Health
By Ben Wills, Executive Director, Medicines Development for Global Health Medicines Development for Global Health (MDGH) is an independent biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of affordable medicines for the people who need them most. MDGH is a not-for-profit company that uses all funds in excess of running costs to develop medicines that address important…
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