Support is growing in Ghana for the establishment of a Public Health Emergency Fund to increase epidemic preparedness and response funding. See below for an update on Ghana’s substantial progress:
@SEND_GHANA and GHAI recently met with stakeholders from major Ghanaian universities, the Ministry of Health, the Ghana Health Service, bilateral organizations and civil society to discuss the need for a Public Health Emergency Fund (PHEF). More info:
https://t.co/XnzLV0Sr0i
Pandemic prevention depends on 3 things, write @DrTomFrieden and @AmandaMcClella2 from @ResolveTSL for @cnn: "clean water, rapid diagnosis and treatment, and vaccination"—which all require community engagement & political accountability. https://t.co/5MHXWrQNLR
Engaging the media is a key component to raising political will for epidemic preparedness and adequate and reliable funding. Nigeria Health Watch, GHAI’s Prevent Epidemics partner promotes media coverage and awards quality reporting. Congrats to the 2023 awardees
It's International Day of Epidemic Preparedness. A day set aside by @UN to highlight the importance of the prevention of, preparedness for, & collaboration against #epidemics.
To protect the world from outbreaks, building resilient & robust health systems is a no-brainer.
Today is #EpidemicPreparednessDay, and we call for the need for sustained #politicalwill, advocated for by in-country partners, to support technically sound country-level mechanisms to channel resources for #epidemicpreparedness
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So proud to launch @IncubatorGHAI's Budget Advocacy Toolkit for Epidemic Preparedness yesterday at #CPHIA2022! We discussed #advocacy, domestic resource mobilization, and #CSO engagement with our partners. Check it out at https://t.co/Ae6kUGSaMs! #preventepidemics
We're in #Kigali at @CPHIA_AfricaCDC to launch our Budget Advocacy for Epidemic Preparedness! We can't #PreventEpidemics without strong domestic budgets, which require coordinated #budget#advocacy. Check out our toolkit: https://t.co/Ae6kUGSaMs #GlobalHealthAdvocacy
One week from today! Join us on Dec 12 for the global launch of our Budget Advocacy Toolkit for Epidemic Preparedness, cosponsored by @ResolveTSL at @CPHIA_AfricaCDC in #Kigali to learn about #budget#advocacy to #PreventEpidemics! Register at https://t.co/qXs2IHPRAk
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NTI | bio held it's 5th Global Biosecurity Dialogue (GBD) in Cape Town this month where participants discussed opportunities to improve biosecurity and address global vulnerabilities. More👇 https://t.co/3KUZhK78dv
Have you registered for Africa’s 2nd International Conference on Public Health?
#CPHIA2022 builds on the impact of last year’s groundbreaking convening and aims to prepare #Africa for future health pandemics. Register today at https://t.co/f81mveMvBN
Today at our #UNGA77#GlobalHealthAdvocacy event we shared the new @IncubatorGHAI civil society Budget Advocacy Toolkit for Epidemic Preparedness: https://t.co/OLbFdm6IMl
Fascinating panel on the Future of Global Health Advocacy. Glad children featured prominently in the discussion.
Looking ahead to 2023 meetings on #UHC & pandemic preparedness, children must be top of the agenda & supported to participate meaningfully.
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At #GlobalHealthAdvocacy#UNGA77 event, @DrEOAlhassan of @IncubatorGHAI shares how *doubled*💰 for pandemic preparedness in Nigeria:
- Utilized social media, targeting politicians
- Engaged journalists & conducted media trainings
- Political mapping
- Understood budget cycle!
Encouraging coverage of the need for epidemic preparedness funding, SEND Ghana awards journalist for their efforts to raise aware public and political awareness. #fundepidemicpreparednessGh
Join us in celebrating the winners of last month's @SEND_GHANA awards event "Celebrating media advocacy excellence towards epidemic preparedness financing in Ghana":
Abigail Annor
Albert Futukpor
Mutala Issah
Ridwan Karim
Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey
More: https://t.co/69i78nj9yY
How has civil society been able to advocate successfully for domestic investment in pandemic preparedness in #Nigeria? Hear from Dr. Gafar Alawode, Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development, in Voices in the Fight series: #PreventEpidemics