GHTC submits statement on global immunization strategy to WHO Executive Board
The following statement from Global Health Council, supported by the Global Health Technologies Coalition and the Infectious Diseases Society of America was submitted to the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board on Agenda Item 12:
Immunization Agenda 2030.
The Global Health Council, Global Health Technologies Coalition, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America commend the World Health Organization (WHO) and member states on progress made toward achieving global immunization targets.
Despite these efforts, coverage of essential vaccines only increased from 84 percent in 2010 to 86 percent in 2018, leaving nearly 20 million children unvaccinated every year. Polio has not been eradicated, and the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to undo decades worth of progress. Dozens of countries have reported disruptions to vital immunization programs, including at least 30 measles programs at risk of being can
GHC Statement on Antimicrobial Resistance at the 148th Session of WHO Executive Board Meeting
January 25, 2021
The following statement from Global Health Council, supported by the Global Health Technologies Coalition and the Infectious Diseases Society of America was submitted to the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board on Agenda Item 9: Antimicrobial resistance.
The Global Health Council, Global Health Technologies Coalition, and Infectious Diseases Society of America thank the chair and distinguished delegates for this opportunity to comment on the ongoing work against resistance to antimicrobials from a large span of bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal microorganisms.
According to a recent
January 22, 2021
GHTC delivers statement on global strategy on health, innovation, and IP at WHO Executive Board meeting
The following statement from Global Health Council, supported by the Global Health Technologies Coalition was delivered at the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board on Agenda Item 8: Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property.
The Global Health Council and Global Health Technologies Coalition thank the chair and distinguished delegates for this opportunity to comment on the global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property (GSPOA).
As outlined in the review panel’s report, although progress has been made in certain aspects of both innovation and access, many of the challenges that motivated formulation of the GSPOA remain, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed both long-standing shortcomings as well as new challenges. These include a lack of new health products in area
GHTC urges Congress to pass COVID-19 relief bill with funding for global health innovation
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The Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) urges Congress to pass a COVID-19 emergency supplemental bill that includes at least $11 billion for global health programs to support the international response to this unprecedented global health emergency. As the death toll of this pandemic crosses a grim threshold of more than 1.6 million lives lost worldwide, global solidarity and cooperation to defeat COVID-19 are essential. However, GHTC notes that international funding has not been included in any of the bill proposals released in the past month. If not corrected in the final bill taken up by Congress this week, this grave oversight will have profound long-term implications for health and economic recovery globally and here in the United States.
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