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Patient Champion Spotlight: Jyotsna Roy
During the 2019 World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Global Health Council provided several patient champions with the opportunity to share their stories, and contribute to discussions around...
View ArticleAdvocacy Update ~ August 5, 2019
Congress Reaches Agreement on a Two-Year Budget Deal In late July, U.S. Congressional leaders and the White House came to an agreement on a two-year deal that would suspend the debt ceiling until July...
View ArticleAdvocacy Update ~ September 3, 2019
Rescission: The 2019 Version In early August, reports emerged that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had sent a letter to USAID and the State Department asking for a review of unobligated...
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Member Spotlight: The Access Challenge
Dr. Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti receiving the UHC Innovative Partnership Award from the Access Chalelnge on behalf of The Expanded Special Project for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) at...
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The Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: The Global Fund...
Map demonstrating early 2019 country pledges to the Global Fund. Photo credit: The Global Fund. Coordinating closely with U.S. bilateral programs–the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief...
View ArticleAdvocacy Update ~ September 16, 2019
Senate Starts Work on FY 2020 Spending Bills Congress returned to Capitol Hill last week with an eye towards finishing up Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Appropriations. With the House having passed most of the...
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Member Spotlight: Living Goods
Harriet, a community health worker in rural Uganda, walks through her village carrying medicines and supplies. Photo by Judith Ssesse for Living Goods. Not Slowing Down: Community Health Worker Harriet...
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Global Health Council and the Multilateral Engagement Roundtable Statement on...
The opening plenary of the High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage at the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Photo credit: Loyce Pace. Wednesday, September 24, 2019 Global...
View ArticleAdvocacy Update ~ September 30, 2019
United Nations Held High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage On September 23, the United Nations hosted a high-level meeting (HLM) focused on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The HLM was an...
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Turning the Tables Against the Status Quo at UNGA
Patient Champion Phumlani Kango addresses the audience during the “Turning the Tables” event. Photo credit: Nyana Quashie for Global Health Council. Policy is often created in a vacuum, by lawmakers...
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Patient Champion Spotlight: Abdi Hussien
During the 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, Global Health Council provided several patient champions with the opportunity to share their stories, and contribute to...
View ArticleAdvocacy Update ~ October 15, 2019
FY 2020 Appropriations Congress returns from a two week recess today and is expected to ramp up work on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 appropriations bills in hopes of finalizing them before the Continuing...
View ArticleAdvocacy Update ~ October 28, 2019
Still No Deal on FY 2020 Appropriations The House and the Senate continued discussions last week on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 appropriations bills, hoping to reach a compromise on topline (302(b))...
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Patient Champion Spotlight: Phumlani Kango
Phumlani Kango moderates a session during Turning the Tables: Patient Perspectives on UHC during UNGA74. During the 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, Global Health Council...
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A Congressional Staff Delegation Visits the Centers for Disease Control and...
Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of CDC, meets with congressional staff delegation and NGO partners On July 1, 1946, the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) opened in Atlanta, Georgia, instead of...
View ArticleAdvocacy Update ~ November 12, 2019
Senate Foreign Relations Hearing on Nomination of Alma Golden for Assistant Administrator for Global Health On October 31, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a hearing on Alma Golden’s...
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Letter from Loyce: Inspiring a New Generation of Dreamers and Doers
Global Health Council’s President & Executive Director Loyce Pace speaks at the 2018 Global Health Landscape Symposium. For the past decade, funding budgets for global health have flatlined in...
View ArticleAdvocacy Update ~ November 27, 2019
Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Agreement Reached On November 21, President Trump signed into law a bipartisan Continuing Resolution (CR) that keeps the government open through December 20. This...
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Recognizing Remarkable Women and their Contributions Towards Health for All
The attendees and panelists participate in the Breakfast Conversation with Heroines of Health at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice on Wednesday September 25, 2019. Photo credit: Rob...
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Letter from Loyce: Time to Pass the Mic
Global Health Council President & Executive Director Loyce Pace speaks to attendees of the 2019 Global Health Landscape Symposium. For the past four years (officially; but, technically, many more...
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