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Explainer video: how we can ensure fair prices for medicinesWhy are new medicines excessively expensive and how can we ensure fair medicine prices? In our new animation video, we explain in less than 2 minutes how we can keep new medicines affordable and reduce the financial pressure on our
health system. The explainer video is part of our Dutch campaign ‘Health over money: medicines for all’.
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Guiding questions to understand health worker migrationHealth workers in Europe are leaving their home countries for better working conditions and career opportunities elsewhere. However, this limits access to healthcare in the countries they leave behind. Our new infographic shows a set of guiding
questions for researchers and policymakers, to better understand why health workers migrate, by zooming in on the underlying factors of migration. With this knowledge, they can contribute to better health workforce policy and improved access to healthcare.
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Zambian government shows interest in shadow report on SDGsWe are proud to share that the Zambian government is interested in adopting recommendations from a shadow report on the Sustainable Development Goals progress. Zambia's Ministry of Finance and National planning will
make a comprehensive assessment of the recommendations made for potential integration into government planning. Under the Make Way programme, Akina Mama wa Afrika led the report’s development by over 30 Zambian organizations, ensuring the report’s documentation of the lived realities of marginalized persons.
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Women’s Day 2024: invest in women for a healthier worldOn 8 March, we celebrated International Women's Day. This year’s theme, 'Invest in women: Accelerate progress', inspired us to reflect on the critical role of gender equity to achieve universal healthcare. In this
special article, we outline three key recommendations to invest in women, in all their diversity, towards a healthier and more equitable world for all.
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Experts discuss key financing aspects of the pandemic treatyRepresenting the Geneva Global Health Hub, Wemos and the Society for International Development (SID) held a press conference to discuss key financing and governance aspects in the draft pandemic treaty. With negotiations approaching their final round, experts stressed that the treaty should tackle inequities in global health financing, safeguard against corporate interests and prioritize public investments. Mariska Meurs (Wemos), Nicoletta Dentico (SID) and Garrett Wallace Brown (University of Leeds) were the speakers.
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Improving adolescents’ access to
sexual and reproductive health services in RwandaWe recently met Dr Emmanuel Yoboka of Society for Family Health Rwanda, our partner in the Make Way programme. The organization is carrying out a study on factors that enable and those that hinder access to sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents. Emmanuel: “We will look at a broad spectrum, from policy to implementation, experiences of adolescents and the capacity of health workers. The insights we gain will guide our efforts in advocacy.”
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Webinar and policy brief on lessons from the GFF in EthiopiaTogether with the Consortium of Reproductive Health Association (CORHA) we held a webinar about our policy brief ‘Making the Global Financing Facility (GFF) more effective and equitable in Ethiopia’. We discussed Ethiopia’s improvements in health outcomes over the past decade, presented findings of our country case study on the GFF's work, as well as recommendations for the future.
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Wemos tips & picks'Global Health Unfiltered' is a podcast shedding light on overlooked aspects of global health in Africa and the world. In the episode 'Examining Dependency In Global Health Financing' (13 April 2023), guest speaker Dr Sam Oti shares insights into the funding dynamics for healthcare
systems: who contributes, how decisions are reached, and whether African countries are excessively dependent on external aid for public health initiatives.
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