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 …
Happy New Year from ACTION!
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 …
REPORTS: Engaging the World Bank
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 …
N4G Scorecards
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 …
Civil Society Calls on Governments and International Leaders to Champion Nutrition as the Foundation of Human Development
The ACTION Partnership wants to ensure that the Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit becomes a moment for refocusing on nutrition as the foundation of all health, development, and humanitarian …
Equitable Access and Product Development Partnerships Discussion Paper: A Deep Dive on CEPI
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.
Discussion Paper on Advancing African Regional Manufacturing of Vaccines and Other Medical Countermeasures
ACTION conducted a desk review and interviews with key informants deeply involved in efforts supporting or advancing Africa’s regional capacity for medical countermeasure manufacturing. This discussion paper outlines our insights into what considerations and priorities we think need to be made as this work moves forward.
World Bank Food Security & Nutrition Analysis
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.
Summer Newsletter
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.
June Newsletter
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.
Memo: ACTION Partnership FIF Recommendations
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 …
May Newsletter
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.