STOPAIDS

UK-based HIV, health and rights advocacy network. We unite UK voices on the global HIV response and challenge systemic barriers to good health and well-being.

[WACI Health @WACIHealth]

🌟 Business as usual is not reform.

This week at #WHA79, Member States will vote on a joint process for global health reform. If it excludes civil society from its governance, it risks reproducing the very gaps it intends to fix.

🔗 Sign & share: https://t.co/FTurw6Qw9c

[WACI Health @WACIHealth]

@CSOs4UHC @MSHHealthImpact @rosemarymburu @ConnellDr @HealthCaribbean @ITPCglobal @wellcometrust Amy Boldosser-Boesch, @MSHHealthImpact noted @MagdaNRobalo's call:

"No global health architecture process, no new WHO DG, no agreement can have moral authority if it doesn't move us toward guaranteeing access to health care for half of the world's population that still lacks it"

[WACI Health @WACIHealth]

@CSOs4UHC @MSHHealthImpact @rosemarymburu @ConnellDr @HealthCaribbean @ITPCglobal @wellcometrust "Going forward, we have to ensure that global health work is undertaken through collaborative partnerships by all of society, not just governments, not just philanthropy, not just civil society, but really all of society."

– @rosemarymburu on our vision for GHA reform

#WHA79

[WACI Health @WACIHealth]

@CSOs4UHC @MSHHealthImpact "How can we talk about country leadership and country ownership if that doesn't include communities and civil society? How can there be sovereignty if that doesn't fully express the will, dignity & desire of the people?"

– @rosemarymburu, ED of @WACIHealth

#WHA79

[Digital Health and Rights Project @DigHealthRights]

Opening remarks by @hickspeggy @ohchr at the @DigHealthRights Side Event, #WH79

#1: Digital transformation needs to be intentionally designed, developed and regulated in line with human rights law. It won't serve health as a default.

#WHA79 #CostsOfConnection

[Digital Health and Rights Project @DigHealthRights]

@MollyPughJones: Young people are a core part of what we've been doing and involved at every stage, key to our success!

#WHA79 #CostsOfConnection

[STOPAIDS @STOPAIDS]

Lenacapavir could help end AIDS. But UK aid cuts and wider financing pressures are undermining the systems needed to deliver at scale. UK needs stronger global partnerships to ensure access. @DrDuneton @AnneAslett1 @ejaf @Unitaid
https://t.co/nwSUEgWz5L

[STOPAIDS @STOPAIDS]

Interested in universal health coverage?

It's not too late to register for HEAR CSO's #WHA79 event on UHC and global health architecture at 2pm CET, 20 May.

In-person and online. Live translation in French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian.

Register here: https://t.co/OcgRcndyJW

[WACI Health @WACIHealth]

@STOPAIDS @WHO @floriako @gnpplus @UKMissionGeneva @UnitedGMH GHA reform must be "driven by community engagement, especially among the most marginalised groups & by principles of comprehensive human rights, the right to development, transfer of technology & solidarity."

– Dr Richarlls Martins, CNPD Brazil on centring social participation

[WACI Health @WACIHealth]

"We need to take advantage of this once-in-a-generation opportunity of opening up the established order to surface more radical, challenging ideas that could really catapult us towards greater equity & access for all."

– Mike Podmore, CEO of @STOPAIDS & HEAR CSO partner

#WHA79

[STOPAIDS @STOPAIDS]

Do you think impacted communities should have a say on the future of global health?

Community leadership is not included in the WHO-hosted joint process on GHA reform.

Act now.

Read and sign this statement asking for community inclusion by 18th May: https://t.co/IdcFaDwqiu

[STOPAIDS @STOPAIDS]

Want to learn how to make global health fairer for all?

Join us for these two exciting hybrid HEAR CSO events on global health architecture reform and universal health coverage at #WHA79 on 19th and 20th May.

Not in Geneva? Join online!

Register here: https://t.co/B5icIKStDn

[CSEM (UHC2030 Civil Society Engagement Mechanism) @CSOs4UHC]

Join us on the sidelines of #WHA79 for two HEAR CSO events on global health architecture reform and universal health coverage 🌍

📅 19 May, 13:00–15:00
📅 20 May, 14:00–15:30

What does reform mean for #UHC and the communities who need it most? Those two discussions will bringing civil society perspectives, insights from global consultations, and practical ways to stay engaged #HealthForAll

Register here👉 https://t.co/pQGp64EBCa

[Foreign Policy Centre @FPCThinkTank]

🌍🩺 Today we mark #WorldHealthDay with a new op-ed: Reimagining UK Leadership in Global Health
by @MichaelPodmore & Molly Thompson (@STOPAIDS)

UK leadership in #globalhealth is about more than science, it requires sustained investment & partnerships ⬇️ https://t.co/5ohYaWFqUr

[STOPAIDS @STOPAIDS]

The UK has the research base and the institutional credibility. What's needed now is the political resolve to back that up with predictable investment and genuine partnership, especially with impacted communities in the Global South leading the way.
#WorldHealthDay

[STOPAIDS @STOPAIDS]

Today is #WorldHealthDay. Here is why the UK needs to match its scientific strengths with real commitment to global health partnerships, as written by STOPAIDS CEO Mike Podmore and Senior Advocacy Advisor Molly Thompson. https://t.co/nEt8ITYcKk
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[STOPAIDS @STOPAIDS]

The global fight against HIV offers a powerful proof of concept. It's among the few SDG health targets still within reach by 2030. It was built on long-term funding, strong multilateral cooperation, and approaches rooted in community leadership and human rights.

[STOPAIDS @STOPAIDS]

Powerful piece by Yvette Raphael from @apha_sa in the @Independent on the risk of UK aid cuts to Africa leaving behind women and girls, who were key to the success of lenacapavir as the closest thing we have to an HIV vaccine.

https://t.co/9W5r7vq0pZ

[STOPAIDS @STOPAIDS]

They will share insights on:
- Tackle's award-winning methodology and how it engages young people through sport
- How adolescents in Africa are accessing HIV and sexual health services via football-based programmes
- Plans to scale this UK-developed approach

[STOPAIDS @STOPAIDS]

Next month: Parliamentary Drop-in hosted by the APPG on HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health and Tackle, exploring how football is being used to end new HIV transmissions.

Date: Tuesday 14 April
Time: 3pm – 5pm

[STOPAIDS @STOPAIDS]

Join for an informal conversation about the transformative power of football as a tool for social change in the global fight against HIV. You'll hear directly from Tackle team members visiting from Uganda, Kenya and Zambia as part of a Commonwealth Fellowship Programme.