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[Updated with link] How can countries increase investments in public health amidst debt servicing, austerity policies and limited resources? Meet us at The World Bank annual meetings #WBGMeetings for our session 'How does health financing affect access to healthcare?' We’ll examine the impact of debt servicing and fiscal consolidation on national healthcare budgets. Drawing from case studies, our panellists will share country experiences in health financing and reflect on how these affect access to healthcare. Following the discussions between panellists and the audience, the session aims to provide feedback on World Bank Group programmes, including to the International Development Association and the IFC - International Finance Corporation. 🌐 CSPF session: How does health financing affect access to healthcare? 📅 When: 25 October 2024, at 10:45-12:15 EDT 📍 Where: Washington/DC - WBG Building 1, room i-02-250 💻 Live broadcast here: https://lnkd.in/etHWnDEP 🤝 Partners: Akina Mama wa Afrika, Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Watch, Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER), Minority Rights Group, N'weti, People's Health Movement #civilsociety #healthfinancing #globalhealth

Join our 2-day masterclass on intersectional SRHR advocacy. Explore the Intersectional SRHR Toolkit and dive deep into the Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis (IBPA) tool to advance inclusive, impactful policy change. Register now: https://bit.ly/4eYk7ZG #SRHR #MakeWay

Let's ensure sustainable fair financing for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. The final negotiations of the global pandemic agreement are now in sight. For member states to seize the opportunity to contribute to a more equitable and safer world, they need to ensure it includes a fair and resilient financial framework. Priti Patnaik invited Wemos global health advocates Mariska Meurs and Koen Scholten to write a guest essay in the Geneva Health Files. In it, they present recommendations on how to ensure sustainable fair financing of pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. The agreement needs to: ➡️ Contain binding language on how to fund its implementation. ➡️ Address critical aspects of the international finance landscape, such as unsustainable debt, illicit financial flows and challenges associated with charitable funding, because these limit countries’ capacity to raise public resources for health. Countries need predictable and dedicated resources to implement the pandemic agreement without diverting funds from essential health services, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Read the essay here: https://lnkd.in/e2UPhEUJ #GlobalHealth #PandemicPreparedness #SustainableFinancing #DebtRelief #GlobalTaxReform

[Updated with link] How can countries increase investments in public health amidst debt servicing, austerity policies and limited resources? Meet us at The World Bank annual meetings #WBGMeetings for our session 'How does health financing affect access to healthcare?' We’ll examine the impact of debt servicing and fiscal consolidation on national healthcare budgets. Drawing from case studies, our panellists will share country experiences in health financing and reflect on how these affect access to healthcare. Following the discussions between panellists and the audience, the session aims to provide feedback on World Bank Group programmes, including to the International Development Association and the IFC - International Finance Corporation. 🌐 CSPF session: How does health financing affect access to healthcare? 📅 When: 25 October 2024, at 10:45-12:15 EDT 📍 Where: Washington/DC - WBG Building 1, room i-02-250 💻 Live broadcast here: https://lnkd.in/etHWnDEP 🤝 Partners: Akina Mama wa Afrika, Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Watch, Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER), Minority Rights Group, N'weti, People's Health Movement #civilsociety #healthfinancing #globalhealth

#SeeMoses! Moses Chimfwembe is a reporter for the Times of Zambia covering stories on adolescents and women's health. He is leading the way in journalism by applying an intersectional approach to highlight the experiences of marginalized groups. Moses tells us, “[intersectionality] allows me to investigate more critically and to better understand the challenges that some people face in realizing their sexual and reproductive health and rights.” Read Moses' full interview ⬇️  https://lnkd.in/e6SSHjZj #SeeMe #MakeWay #Intersectionality #SRHR

A crucial discussion on advancing vaccine manufacturing in Africa takes centre stage at the 2024 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington DC. Join us tomorrow as we explore how development finance institutions can strengthen Africa's vaccine manufacturing capabilities, featuring insights from leaders in global health, policy, and innovation. Our distinguished panel will dive deep into sustainable financing models, technology transfer, and building resilient healthcare systems. Don't miss this important dialogue on shaping the future of pharmaceutical manufacturing in Africa! Register via: https://lnkd.in/dAm98qiG #WBGMeetings #IMFMeetings

The development of a global pandemic agreement offers an opportunity to contribute to a more equitable and safer world. To ensure this, it should include a fair, resilient financial framework. However, as we approach the final negotiations of the agreement, it is concerning to see that draft text of the agreement does not contain binding language to fund its implementation. Furthermore, the draft fails to address critical aspects of the international finance landscape, such as unsustainable debt, illicit financial flows and challenges associated with charitable funding. These severely limit countries’ capacity to raise sufficient public resources to strengthen their health systems, including capacities for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPR) Without a fair and resilient financial framework, we risk undermining the very goals we hope to achieve in pandemic PPR. We cannot afford to rely on voluntary, charity-based models that are vulnerable to misalignment and shifting priorities. Countries need predictable and dedicated resources to implement the pandemic agreement without diverting funds from essential health services, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This is why it is essential for member states to address key gaps in the current draft, particularly the absence of legally binding obligations on financing and the failure to acknowledge problems in the international financial architecture. In our guest essay in the Geneva Health Files we present recommendations of how to ensure sustainable fair financing of pandemic PPR: https://lnkd.in/e2UPhEUJ #GlobalHealth #PandemicPreparedness #SustainableFinancing #DebtRelief #GlobalTaxReform

Last week I had the privilege to give a lecture to students of Utrecht University, in a course on Access to Medicines. I talked about my work at Wemos. Topics included: ➡️Fair Pricing of Medicines ➡️Transparency in the pharmaceutical sector ➡️Social Responsible Licensing ➡️The Consortium we work in and the campaign that we did ➡️The political challenges ➡️ Regional production I‘d like to thank all students for their attendance and valuable contributions, the University of Utrecht and Rianne van den Ham for the invitation. It’s always a pleasure to engage in meaningful discussions about global health challenges and opportunities for improvement #globalhealth #lecture #healthequity #AccessToMedicines #Advocacy #A2M Wemos

Young people need seats at the table! This summer saw some of the largest youth-led protests in Kenya in response to the now revoked Finance Bill 2024. Who can best understand the challenges and opportunities that youth face other than the youth themselves? Yet they continue to be left behind by decision-makers and policymakers when it comes to decision-making and policymaking that affect youth. In the latest episode of the Make Way for Youth podcast, co-hosts Elizabeth Warindi, Bertha Chulu and Vilda Atieno, speak with Wanjiku S. Thiga, a young aspiring politician and mobilizer, and shillah Ukumbini salim, Cabinet Secretary for Health in Kilifi County Youth Assembly. Together, they reflect on the #RejectFinanceBill 2024 protests, the importance of youth advocating for their rights and how to remain safe online as advocates. Tune in! ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eS94JriR #MakeWay #MakeWay4Youth #SRHR #MeaningfulYouthEngagement

It was a great opportunity to attend the World Health Summit in Berlin this week. An absolute highlight were the many pledges supporting the World Health Organization in their Investment Round. Roland Driece of Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport was there to make a pledge on behalf of the Dutch government of 20.6m Euro stating that the Netherlands considers Global Health as a priority and wants to give the World Health Organization the flexibility to fill in the priorities according to their Programme of Work. The pledges amounted to over $1bn which is critical for the WHO to fund their work in a more sustainable and flexible way to make progress on “future-proof health systems” worldwide. This especially in a time of many challenges such as #climate change and #pandemics. At the same time Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization called for peace: “I hope next year’s #WorldHealthSummit theme will be peace. We cannot talk about health alone as there is no health without peace.” Other inspiring sessions I attended included “Investing in Women’s Health: Driving Global Development” with H.E. Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, Minister of Health in Malawi and Natalia Kanem of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). They spoke about 30 years after the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and how the pace of progress on #maternal and #reproductivehealth is reducing. Investing therefore in #womenhealth is strategic for achieving the #SDGs and #healthequity goals. And a session on “Leveraging Global Health Strategies for Worldwide Impact” chaired by Katri Bertram discussing the Global Health strategies from Germany, France, EU and the Netherlands. Messages included the importance to not only have a strategy, but rather an implementation plan, keeping an eye on the real impact and also that a broadly supported Global Health strategy should provide continuity despite radical political shifts (like in the Netherlands !).   The health workforce shortage came up in many sessions and the need for stronger attention and priority on this. Finally, a real nice opportunity to catch up with colleagues and partners, such as Philomena Apiko of ECDPM 🌍, Ben Simms of Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET), Haitske van Asten of Aidsfonds, Yasmin Rabiyan of WHO and Mike Podmore of STOPAIDS: Uniting UK Voices on the Global Response. #WHS2024, #healthsystems #healthworkers #globalhealth