Jenny Ottenhoff

Tweets on global health, politics, and whims.

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

New analysis from @ONECampaign reveals a worrying trend in global health aid: when you strip out COVID funding, aid for health reached a 13-year low in 2021. Did donors just temoporarily shift health $ to help respond to the pandemic? The outlook may be more bleak then that 🧵👇

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

Thrilled to celebrate World AIDS Day alongside so many other steadfast champions in this fight. @ndidiNwuneli @USAmbGHSD @ONECampaign

[Kalipso Chalkidou @kchalkidou]

Investments in health care and development are impossible without financial resources, but the progress that leads to economic growth—which in turn generates those resources—is impossible without improvements in health outcomes and poverty reduction.

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

Good reminder from Olivia Ngou: the reason most people think AIDS, TB & malaria is over is because the tireless work to fight these diseases is *working*

“If you stop that work, trust me it’s going to come back quickly” #WHS2024 @ImpSanteAfrique

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

Bottom line:

1) flexibility & consistency of @GlobalFund & @gavi funding is essential to support health outcomes across the board.

2) counties need additional channels of funding for health to sustainably respond to emerging threats.

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

Minister of Health from Malawi passionately flags that the health impact of climate shocks are a top concern: “we use @GlobalFund money and the @gavi money to address the impact of climate shocks…” noting there is no climate funding to draw from. #WHS2024

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

Woof. @gavi CEO notes that fragmentation at the country level trickles down & contributes to fragmentation between @GlobalFund & Gavi programs at the county level. If gov bureaucracy is the bar we have to clear for better coordination, we’re in trouble! 🤦‍♀️ #WHS2024

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

For those of us who follow global health, these data aren't super surprising. But I do think the insight are important & further confirm that healthODA is in a precarious position if not re-prioritized. Here's our analysis - let me know what you think!
https://t.co/p5530ar3rO

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

New analysis from @ONECampaign reveals a worrying trend in global health aid: when you strip out COVID funding, aid for health reached a 13-year low in 2021. Did donors just temoporarily shift health $ to help respond to the pandemic? The outlook may be more bleak then that 🧵👇

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

There are 4 major global health replenishments taking place in the next 12 months (Gavi, Global Fund, WHO, Pandemic Fund) +at least a handful others for broader development objectives (IDA, GPE, ADF...). These will be a bellweather for where the world stands on health financing.

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

Today's news from @WHO *could* generate much needed momentum when it comes to vaccine access. Next up: we're watching for signed purchase agreements for vaccines (👀@gavi) + timely & transparent delivery of vaccinations in countries.

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

Mpox Response Milestone!🚨
Earlier today, @WHO prequalified the first vaccine for mpox. This will enable institutions like @Gavi and @UNICEF to start procuring vaccines directly from manufacturers. Why this matters + what we're watching for next👇
https://t.co/SgYW6pdYsY

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

.@AfricaCDC needs 10 million doses to respond to the outbreak. Bilateral donations have started flowing to countries in Africa but access is still limited. Get the latest from our tracker here ⬇️

https://t.co/0d6pQ0w0Tv

[ONE @ONECampaign]

#Mpox was declared a public health emergency nearly a month ago.

Here's where we stand on doses committed & delivered:
🔺200k from EU delivered over the weekend
🔺15k from Bavarian Nordic delivered today
🔺50k from the US delivered today.

[Matthew Kavanagh [email protected] @MMKavanagh]

Let’s just take a minute here and ask: exactly why are all the vaccines in rich countries to begin with?

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

It does seem like "pandemic preparedness" on MPox has failed. The "response" still has a chance to deliver but the clock is ticking.

[Matthew Kavanagh [email protected] @MMKavanagh]

My position remains that this MPox emergency was avoidable. Evidence since at least last December. So either the pandemic preparedness efforts failed or pandemic preparedness is only for the whiter/richer countries. TBD?
https://t.co/zDXPBfBMSE

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

And finally, I'll be watching the @g20org Health Working Group meeting Sept 1-3 to see how countries plan to support Africa's efforts in fighting Mpox.

The timing of this meeting is perfect for decisive & collective action .. wil the #g20Brazil deliver?

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

This Mpox outbreak is a chance to test the systems in place to respond to health emergencies & hold them accountable to deliver ... thanks(?) to COVID we're better equipped to do this in real time. Here’s what we learned this morning from the @AfricaCDC & what we’re watching:

[Jenny Ottenhoff @Ottenvos]

To improve what we know about this quickly evolving crisis, the @AfricaCDC is deploying 72 epidemiologists this week to support Community Health Workers & data collection. Better data = better response.