Just published🗞️ “Planning for access during R&D: Policies, practices and opportunities to ensure health technologies are available to those that need them most” – a new report from Uniting Efforts for Innovation, Access and Delivery. https://t.co/ksZeTMi63O
Hoy comparto mi última columna no-columna cancerígena. Este espacio me dio una razón de vida más en estos 11 meses y por eso estoy profundamente agradecida. Gracias a quienes han leído con apertura y generosidad. https://t.co/QDMsEK1jC0 Dejo aquí todas las entradas en un 🧵
An absolute honour to profile @SuerieMoon @GVAGrad_GHC on the eve of #WHA77. Being at the cold face of negotiations of the #pandemic accord, her reflections are certainly poignant. https://t.co/ggHJ5QXO8e
Hi all, this is Ady’s wife, Rachael. I’m devastated to share the news that Ady has died from complications of ALS. You probably knew Ady as a healthcare activist. But more importantly he was a wonderful dad and my life partner for 18 years. [1/4]
And today #UNGA78 agreed to the TB Political Declaration with important new targets and funding commitments, and a recognition to the Right to Science. All three Political Declarations are available here: https://t.co/uZ5NRWITmO
It’s official - The @UN member states have adopted the new political declaration on TB. This is a big milestone for the TB community across the world and it will be the roadmap to #endTB.
#UNGA78#UNGA#2023TBHLM
Learning from experts in UN procedures: Seems both Political Declarations on Pandemics and UHC have been "accepted" by Member States during this UNGA informal session. Formal "adoption" (hopefully by consensus) and potentially with text reservations expected in October UNGA
Rising costs of health systems and out of pocket expenditure some of the concerns of Heads of State speaking this morning, including St Kitts and Nevis for CARICOM #UNGA78#UHCHLM
Are we getting closer to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC)?
New @WHO & @WorldBank Global Monitoring Report on UHC presents an alarming picture of stagnating coverage of essential health services & increased financial hardship: https://t.co/HRFul9Psxx
#InvestInHealth
Heads of State of Member States from Africa, Latin America and Asia all highlight the need for equity in access to health technologies for pandemics, including with technology transfer and local production #UNGA78
We're live at #UNGA78‼️ — Our side event, "What Leaders Must Do to Prevent the Next Pandemic Crisis", kicks off with @HelenClarkNZ highlighting the lessons of the #COVID19 pandemic and @TheIndPanel's proposals to break the cycle of panic and neglect on #PandemicPPR.
My #unga78 starting with civil society events on equity in access to diagnostics, and now at an event on wholeofsociety approaches to pandemics. Two missing priorities
Meaningful commitments to equity, multi-sectorality and civil society engagement have been 🔑 in the HIV response.
@Mandeep_Dh talks w/ @UN_News_Centre on the need to replicate this during #UNGA high-level meetings https://t.co/ZJOS0Gbny8
.@MaEllenSirleaf "In my 8 decades, advances in science & technology have been astounding. We have the ability to find & stop disease outbreaks, create vaccines, & treat & protect people of all income levels.
But we don’t have enough political will."
➡️https://t.co/CIrVxik8s2
@ptisitle & @nandita_venky we salute your wins over the years in your fight to ensure access to critical TB drug for all. YOU are the change we need 👏
https://t.co/81GhRJFRZc
⌛️@JNJNews & @CepheidNews, you have just 9️⃣ days to do the right thing!
It is time to make sure people with #TB can access both the fast & accurate GeneXpert TB test, and the lifesaving TB drug #bedaquiline.
https://t.co/TXXSEykO7r
The agenda for the #UNGA Health-related High Level Meetings next week is out: https://t.co/ZbN6zEd995. Remains to be seen if Member States will agree to the three political declarations on UHC, TB and Pandemics: https://t.co/uZ5NRWITmO