Maddy Featherstone We appreciate the World Bank’s leadership and investments in nutrition to date. To make a lasting impact we encourage the World Bank to commit at least $5 billion in nutrition-sensitive …
As the ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership marks its 20th anniversary, it’s more than a milestone; it’s a moment to reflect on a journey fueled by our collective, relentless dedication …
This discussion paper is intended to increase global health advocates’ comprehension of and advocacy for equitable access and does a deep dive on the equitable access journey of CEPI.
Thousands of people finally, for the first time, live in communities equipped with a TB clinic with trained staff and cutting-edge testing machines — but all of this is in jeopardy. Those machines will sit dormant and people will go untested and untreated for lack of modest levels of additional funding.
This initial gap of more than $1.1 billion isn’t based on long-term modeling or theory. It is for plans that already exist and are ready to implement, just waiting for the funds to make them possible. Leaders, donors, and decision makers can–and must–do more.
An analysis on the financing for nutrition and food security of the World Bank was undertaken by ACTION to provide a more thorough understanding of the level of overall nutrition and food security commitments and disbursements and assess progress towards those commitments.
It’s hard to believe we are already in September! It was a busy summer for ACTION partners as we continue to ramp up advocacy ahead of major key global health moments including the Global Fund 7th Replenishment, the launch of the World Bank FIF, the GFF replenishment, and UNGA.
At the RESULTS International Conference, I lead a workshop titled Health Equity: Who Owns the Agenda? Over 100 participants engaged with one another to discuss the importance of allyship and elevating marginalized voices in global health. A special thank you to Dr. Yogesh Jain for joining us and sharing his personal experiences as a physician in India to demonstrate the fissure between the reality of those experiencing health disparities and those who hold power.
The ACTION Partnership wants to ensure that the Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response hosted by the World Bank can efficiently support the country and regional …
If polio eradication is a marathon — the vaccine was first introduced in 1954 — then the finish line is in sight in 2022, but this is the hardest part of the race. The places where polio still circulates are the hardest to reach and require the greatest care in implementing vaccine campaigns. But the end is in sight, and the investment case recently released by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative shows that the price tag to eradicate polio, US$4.8 billion for the next five years, is much less than if we don’t: “needless paralysis and death and an open-ended need for billions of dollars in additional costs.” Moreover, the lessons learned in polio surveillance, preparedness and response, and accountability and oversight strengthen health systems.
As today marks two years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, it is clearer now more than ever how critical global health advocacy that is rooted in equity and anti-oppression is. We must expand equitable and affordable access to vaccines and strengthen health systems around the globe, not just in the west.