We kicked off 2024 with renewed energy to pursue a world where everyone can be as healthy as possible. Since our start, more than 40 years ago, Wemos has witnessed several political, social, and economic changes. In every situation, we remain committed to our mission to achieve global health justice. For this, it is important that the Netherlands keeps investing in global health, like we emphasize with many other organizations. And we have more to share with you: a new video for our access to medicines campaign, an upcoming policy brief launch on health investments in Ethiopia, new members on our supervisory board, and more. Enjoy the read!
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New video: play Monopoly, the Medicine EditionIn a new video by Dutch comedian and presenter Roel Maalderink, pharmaceutical company Katjing Farma presents a new game: Monopoly, the Medicine Edition. The video shows that in the current medicine market, making extreme profits is more important
than health. The government should create better ‘rules of the game’ to ensure access to new medicines and reduce the pressure on the Dutch healthcare budget. The video is part of a Dutch campaign by Wemos for fair medicine prices.
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Improving access to healthcare for
wheelchair users in ZambiaEsnart Mwewa is a 29-year-old single mother who aims to contribute to a fairer world, especially for minoritized youth in her rural community in Zambia. She experienced difficulty accessing her health facility with her wheelchair. Through the Make Way programme, she used the Intersectional Community Scorecard, a citizen-driven accountability tool. This gave her the opportunity to inform duty bearers of her obstacles, leading to improved accessibility of various public facilities in the area.
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Policy brief launch: making the GFF more effective in EthiopiaJoin us for the online launch of our policy brief 'Making the Global Financing Facility More Effective and Equitable in Ethiopia'. Drafted by CORHA and Wemos, the brief provides key recommendations to
improve GFF’s investments in building stronger, more equitable health systems. On 22 February, at 14:00 CET | 16:00 EAT | 8:00 EST, via Zoom.
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New consortium for enabling access to medical innovationsWe are happy and proud to announce that we are forming a consortium for the next four years with Health Action International (HAI), Innovarte and Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) to improve global access to medical innovations. The project, called ‘Enabling Access: Medical Innovations for All’, focuses on creating an enabling environment to increase access to medicines, particularly for low- and middle-income countries. The project is funded by Unitaid.
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Wemos welcomes new supervisory board membersWemos is pleased to welcome two new members to our supervisory board: Katri Bertram and Leigh Kamore Haynes. With their extended expertise on global health, relevant networks and experience, they will actively contribute to our
organization’s course and further strengthen Wemos’ position and (global) ambitions.
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Health workforce challenges: ways forward for policy makingIn the webinar ‘Health workforce challenges: ways forward for policymaking’, our director Mariëlle Bemelmans shared our policy recommendations for addressing medical deserts in Europe from our AHEAD project. With this project we developed a tool to identify medical deserts and a methodology to build consensus for policy solutions among stakeholders. We call on EU and national actors to use these insights to tackle medical deserts to ensure everybody receives the healthcare they need.
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Wemos tips & picksDelve into the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its contemporary relevance with a compelling podcast series produced by the UN Human Rights Office. Over the episodes, invited experts
and activists discuss a range of topics, from women's rights to foreign debt to youth involvement, underscoring the declaration's importance on its 75th anniversary. Tune in for insightful perspectives and inspiration!
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