Posts Tagged ‘WHA’
Investing for the Future: Policies and Programs to Address the Social Determinants of Health
Organized by The Rockefeller Foundation-Boston University Commission on Health Determinants, Data, and Decision-making Investing for the Future: Policies and Programs to Address the Social Determinants of Health May 25, 2021 RSVP Please join The Rockefeller Foundation-Boston University Commission on Health Determinants, Data, and Decision-making (3-D Commission) for a virtual event on the occasion of the 74th World…
Read MoreAddressing the Ongoing Violence Against Health Care in Conflict and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Organized by the Global Health Centre, Graduate Institute, Geneva Addressing the Ongoing Violence Against Health Care in Conflict and the COVID-19 Pandemic May 24, 2021 RSVP From 2016 to 2020, there have been more than 4,000 incidents of violence against health facilities and personnel, including bombing, shelling, setting fire to, and looting of hospitals, kidnapping, arrests…
Read MoreProtect All People: Accelerating Progress on the COVID Vaccines
Organized by Seed Global Health and The Access Challenge Protect All People: Accelerating Progress on the COVID Vaccines May 24, 2021 RSVP As the world focuses on COVID variants, vaccine production, and distribution, Africa is facing the next great hurdle in its COVID-19 response: vaccine hesitancy and misinformation. Efforts to improve broad vaccine acceptance are…
Read MoreNCDs in the age of COVID-19
Organized by Global Health Council NCDs in the age of COVID-19 May 20, 2021 RSVP Please join Global Health Council’s Non-Communicable Diseases Roundtable for a discussion about advocacy in the age of COVID–19 on Thursday, May 20th, at 11:00 am ET. During this off-the-record conversation, we will discuss the effects of COVID–19 on the prevention, care, and treatment of people living with NCDs. This…
Read MoreGlobal Health governance at the crossroads: An introduction to the 74th World Health Assembly
Organized by the Global Health Centre and the United Nations Foundation Global Health governance at the crossroads: An introduction to the 74th World Health Assembly May 20, 2021 RSVP As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold and tensions rise over limited availability of vaccines, now more than ever the World Health Organization (WHO) finds itself…
Read MoreSocial Participation Works: Engaging those left behind to drive UHC
Organized by Civil Society Engagement Mechanism for UHC2030, Communities at the Heart of UHC, Global Health Council, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, NCD Alliance, Save the Children, UNAIDS Social Participation Works: Engaging those left behind to drive UHC May 20, 2021 RSVP Engaging communities and leaving no-one behind is central…
Read MoreAdvocacy Updates ~ May 12, 2021
Administration News U.S. backs proposal to waive COVID-19 vaccine patent rights U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the Biden-Harris Administration support of waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, noting “This is a global health crisis, and the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures.” Tai committed that the U.S. would engage…
Read MoreAdvocacy Update ~ May 26, 2020
World Health Assembly GHC and our delegation submitted a statement to the World Health Organization (WHO) for the World Health Assembly (WHA73), which took place on Monday, May 18 and Tuesday, May 19, 2020 using video conference technology. The assembly focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as items essential for governance business continuity. The…
Read MoreMember Spotlight: Population Services International
Self-care: A Critical Answer to COVID-19 By Sandy Garcon, Senior Manager, Advocacy and Communications, PSI Global health experts from around the world are joining the first-ever virtual World Health Assembly (WHA) to discuss one topic – COVID-19. While the topic this year is limited to one virus it will touch on many aspects of the…
Read MoreAdvocacy Update ~ May 11, 2020
World Health Assembly The Executive Board agreed recently through a written procedure that WHA73 will open on Monday, May 18, 2020 and take place virtually, using video conference technology. EB147 is due to open on Friday, May 22, 2020 and will also take place virtually. The assembly will focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and items…
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