#TeamEU4Health| At the 6th EU-AU Summit, health was identified as a priority. Where do we stand now?
Join us and experts from @wemos, @eurodad & @WACIHealth as we launch a brief series on the #TeamEurope approach in the EU-AU health partnership.
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There is need to empower Civil Society Organisations to be able to lobby for policy and legal changes when it comes to capacity for vaccine regulation. #vaccinemanufacturinginAfrica@TomMulisa Executive Director of @Glihd shared during today’s #CPHIA2023 side event.
Want to know more about regional manufacturing of medicines and other health technologies? 💊 Join our webinar on 17 May, 15:30-17:00 CEST.
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Big Pharma was in the driver’s seat when it came to negotiating #COVID19 vaccine contracts with the #EU. As a result, there was #AccessDenied for many.
Join us & @STOPAIDS next Thursday as we launch our reports & reveal our key findings.
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En 2019 @EmmanuelMacron se mobilisait pour assurer le financement du @GlobalFund & rappeler l'urgence de mettre fin aux 3 maladies
A cause du #COVID19, les besoins sont encore plus importants. Cette année, la 🇫🇷doit de nouveau être au RDV en ↗️ sa contribution d'au moins 30%🚨
Also this - a PHEIC is a (legal) mechanism that @who has as its disposal.
“pandemic” is simply rhetoric, which is arguably easier for govs/public to understand so serves a purpose, but is not linked to PHEIC and the power @DrTedros has to launch temporary recommendations
Commission is considering publishing less redacted COVID-19 contracts, Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Values and Transparency.
But full contracts can't be published for legal reasons, she confirms.
A thread: Why Africa needs ownership of its health security 👇🏾
Despite @AfricaCDC recording 10000 monkeypox cases & 600 deaths in 2 yrs (20/21), @WHO stockpiled vaccines were only mobilised when monkeypox was identified in far fewer cases and no deaths in rich countries in 2022
Reminder. An Emergency Committee of IHR advises DG on whether the outbreak meets 3 criteria:
- is it unusual or unexpected?
- does it have potential for inter-national
- does it require a global coordinated response
Other factors whilst pertinent should not be considered
Papers for the upcoming meetings of the international negotiating body (INB) for pandemic preparedness on 8 to 10 June have just been published.
Under the framework of the WHO Constitution, various types of instruments are on the table.
Read more in this 🧵
This 🧵 provides a summary of the main updates coming out of #WHA75 and 151st WHO Executive Board Meeting related to pandemic preparedness and response (PPR)
An amendment to the international health regulations shortens the period from amendment adoption to implementation.
⌛️Only 2⃣ days left until the end of the #WHA75
As countries agree to sustainably finance @WHO, it is still unclear what to expect from IHR amendments.
Read our vision on Global Health Governance & on the role of equity in reshaping the current model ➡️https://t.co/0NDp9ouoYt