Advocacy Update: Top Things to Know This Week
OMB requests supplemental appropriations to address three sets of critical needs for emergency funding On August 10, the Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Shalanda...
View ArticlePreparing for UNGA
With the end of the summer at hand, many of us are already looking past Labor Day toward the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which is taking place September 18 – 26 in New York City....
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The YIELD Hub: Improving Youth Partnership in the Adolescents and Youth SRHR...
The YIELD Hub, launched in 2022, emerged from the research and engagement of the YIELD Project, which saw a need to improve meaningful youth engagement for adolescents and youth in sexual and...
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USAID releases plan to address global malnutrition The Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act, endorsed by Global Health Council, was signed into law in October 2022, codifying U.S....
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U.S. government shutdown looms large as September 30 deadline approaches The House and Senate returned to Washington earlier this month with only a handful of working days to pass all twelve...
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Member Spotlight: UNITE
Dear Global Health Council Members, UNITE is delighted to have become an official member of GHC, and we are eager to begin working alongside all of you. But you must be wondering what is UNITE, what...
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Communicating health: challenges, trends and opportunities “Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much” – Helen Keller Health is a complex and multifaceted issue. The challenges faced...
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USAID launches the Community Health Delivery Partnership On October 17, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Community Health Delivery Partnership (CHDP) at the World...
View ArticleMessage from Elisha
Working in global health can sometimes feel like a Sisyphean endeavor. Just as we achieve progress in one area, vulnerabilities arise elsewhere. Over the last several years, our community has been...
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COP28 to host first Health Day and climate-health ministerial The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference convenes this week from November 30-December 12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)....
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Hearing of the House of Representatives Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic On December 13, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing regarding Reforming the...
View Article154th WHO Executive Board Agenda Item 11: Road map for neglected tropical...
Below is a statement which Global Health Council shared at the 154th session of the World Health Organization’s Executive Board. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are inextricably linked to poverty...
View Article154th WHO Executive Board Agenda Item 13: Antimicrobial resistance:...
Below is a statement which Global Health Council shared at the 154th session of the World Health Organization’s Executive Board. AMR is a growing and existential threat that hasn’t seen the sustained...
View Article154th WHO Executive Board Agenda Item 22: Climate change, pollution and health
Below is a statement which Global Health Council shared at the 154th session of the World Health Organization’s Executive Board. Global Health Council thanks the WHO Executive Board and Member States...
View Article154th WHO Executive Board Constituency Statement For Agenda Item 14: WHO’s...
Global Health Council presented the following statement on behalf of the following organizations: Global Health Council The International Federation on Ageing The International Federation of Medical...
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Message from Elisha
In 2022, Global Health Council launched the first-ever Advocacy in Motion (AIM) Grants to support civil society organization’s (CSOs) advocacy and amplify their voices around issues of health equity....
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GHC Launches New Health Equity Working Group
GHC is adding a seventh Working Group to our advocacy efforts. The new Health Equity Working Group is comprised entirely of organizations from low- and middle-income countries. The collective...
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Meet the 2024 AIM Grant Winners
Environmental Women About the Organization: Environmental Women is an ecofeminist organization. Its mission is empowering and safeguarding indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon basin in the...
View ArticleEB154 Recap
Dear GHC Members, The World Health Organization (WHO)’s 154th Executive Board Meeting (EB154) has officially come to a close. We would like to begin by thanking all Global Health Council (GHC) members...
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The Pandemic Fund announced its second round of funding We were pleased to see a larger funding envelope of $500 million in this second round as compared to the first. However, more investment is...
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