Letter from Loyce – a postscript: Passing the Torch, Keeping the Flame
Dearest members (and longtime friends), I will say the last part first. We are announcing today that I am stepping away from Global Health Council this month. It was not at all a decision I came to...
View ArticleOur deepest thanks to a profoundly important champion at GHC
By Kate Dodson, Global Health Council Board Chair To my fellow members of the Global Health Council community: As Chair of the Global Health Council Board of Directors, I am writing to you today with...
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Women Are Key to Global Health Advancement
By Anderson Alleyne, Communications Consultant, Global Health Council The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us of the integral role health workers play in our health system. Being at the forefront of the...
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Member Spotlight: Friends of the Global Fight
In the Shadow of COVID-19, the Fight Against AIDS, TB and Malaria Continues By Berk Ehrmantraut, Senior Digital Communications Manager, Friends of the Global Fight Over the past year, COVID-19 has...
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Renewing Our Focus on Women and Girls
By Mariana Becerra and Amanda Van Duym, co-chairs of Global Health Council’s MNCH Roundtable Women stand at the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis, working as health care workers, caregivers,...
View ArticleAdvocacy Updates ~ March 22, 2021
Congressional News American Rescue Plan includes emergency global health funding On March 11, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan COVID-19 relief bill into law. The final bill...
View ArticleAdvocacy Updates ~ April 5, 2021
Administration News Gayle Smith to lead COVID-19 and global health security at State Department On April 5, Secretary of State Antony Blinken named Gayle E. Smith as Coordinator for Global COVID...
View ArticleGHC Statement on the Release of President Biden’s First Budget Proposal
Washington, D.C. (April 9, 2021) – The Biden Administration released a preview of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget proposal – the traditional first step in the budget process that will enable lawmakers...
View ArticlePractical Lessons From the Pandemic: Listen, Act and Change
By Angela Nguku, Founder and Executive Director, White Ribbon Alliance Kenya The Covid-19 pandemic is still here with us, wreaking havoc among populations and amongst all sectors globally. The effects...
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Member Spotlight: Speak Up Africa
Why COVID-19 in Africa matters to the rest of the world By Yacine Djibo, Founder and Executive Director of Speak Up Africa The first COVID-19 vaccines landed on the African continent in February. Since...
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Why Vaccines Matter
By Anderson Alleyne, Communications Consultant, Global Health Council (Photo Credit: Veronique De Viguerie, Verbatim for JSI) World Immunization Week (April 24-30) is an opportunity to raise awareness...
View ArticleAdvocacy Updates ~ April 28, 2021
Administration News Biden administration releases preview of FY22 budget request On April 9, the Biden Administration released a preview of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 discretionary budget request–the...
View ArticleAdvocacy Updates ~ May 12, 2021
Administration News U.S. backs proposal to waive COVID-19 vaccine patent rights U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the Biden-Harris Administration support of waiving intellectual...
View ArticleAdvocacy Updates ~ May 28, 2021
Administration News Biden Administration releases FY22 budget request Today, the Biden Administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget proposal, which contains approximately $63.7 billion for...
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How the Environment Affects Our Health
How the Environment Affects Our Health By Anderson Alleyne, Communications Consultant, Global Health Council World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year and is a time to promote worldwide...
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Member Spotlight: Frontline Health Workers Coalition
Advocating For and With Frontline Health Workers By Carol Bales, Advocacy and Policy Communications Manager, IntraHealth International Community Health Worker Margaret Odera (center) with colleagues at...
View ArticleIn Focus: All Eyes on the World Health Assembly
A brief recap of WHA74’s first few days By Kiki Kalkstein & Ansley Kahn, GHC The 74th World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s decision-making body, began on Monday, May 24,...
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GHC Statement on the Release of President Biden’s FY2022 Budget
Washington, D.C. (May 28, 2021) – The Biden Administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget proposal today, which contains approximately $63.7 billion for the international affairs budget....
View ArticleAdvocacy Updates ~ June 15, 2021
Administration News President Biden nominates new ambassadorships with more announcements expected soon ? President Biden has nominated Paloma Adams-Allen, former president and executive director of...
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Global Health Breakthroughs That You Might Have Missed Over the Past Year
By Anderson Alleyne, Communications Consultant, Global Health Council Over the past year, COVID-19 coverage has dominated the news cycle. However, amid a pandemic, there have been many groundbreaking...
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