REPORTS: Eradicating Polio
In-country Case Studies on the Final Phase of Polio Eradication ACTION’s new polio case studies report makes the case for continued, renewed, and additional commitment to the Global Polio Eradication …
In-country Case Studies on the Final Phase of Polio Eradication ACTION’s new polio case studies report makes the case for continued, renewed, and additional commitment to the Global Polio Eradication …
A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Dear Colleagues, I hope you have all had a wonderful holiday season. As we leave 2021 behind and usher in another new year, I want …
Securing Investments in Nutrition and Implications for Childhood Development Almost half of all child deaths before the age of five can be attributed to malnutrition, which affects one in three …
Following the Funding: Nutrition for Growth In 2012, the World Health Assembly endorsed global targets to improve maternal and child nutrition by 2025 — an ambitious vision now reflected in …
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.
ACTION partners engaged in deep advocacy around #WorldTBDay to spread awareness of the oldest epidemic and garner financial commitments to #EndTB, particularly ahead of the Global Fund’s 7th Replenishment. Partners …
Authors: VINEETA GUPTA, NEGAYA CHORLEY and KAVITA PATEL We need more women in top leadership roles. We also need male leaders embracing the qualities women leaders exemplified throughout the pandemic. Nothing less than …
Author: Dr. Vineeta Gupta, ACTION Secretariat Director The health status of women and children in Afghanistan has been gravely affected by long-term conflict, population movement, low socio-economic status, and a …