Updates from the Center for Global Health Policy & Politics
Spotlight
On December 16, the Global Council on AIDS, Inequality and Pandemics presented its new report, “Breaking the inequality-pandemic cycle: Building true health security in a global age” to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) in Brazil.
The report examines how inequalities fuel more severe and prolonged pandemics, while pandemics in turn deepen existing social and economic inequalities.
Council Members Winnie Byanyima, Nísia Trindade Lima, and Matthew Kavanagh were joined by Mariangela Batista Galvao Simao, Brazil’s Secretary of Health and Environmental Surveillance, to discuss the findings of the report, Brazil’s experiences with inequalities and pandemics including AIDS and COVID-19, and the Council’s four recommendations to tackle inequalities.
The Center’s Matthew Kavanagh also had the opportunity to meet with Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and to discuss the report’s findings with Minister Alexandre Padilha.
Teach-in in Ghana: “Speed Up, Scale Up Near Point-of-care Tests”
On 5 December, Sharonann Lynch of the Center joined Olayide Akanni to lead a teach-in session on “Speed Up, Scale Up TB near point-of-care tests” at the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) in Ghana.
This session built on ongoing work by the Diagnostics Equity Committee to promote timely and equitable access to diagnostics, and expanded on the Speed Up, Scale Up TB Testing series focused on accelerating access to life-saving TB tests.
New Publication: Guide for Developing Community-Led Monitoring Indicators for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
We are excited to share the finalized Guide for Developing Community-Led Monitoring Indicators for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.
The guide, which was developed under the Community-Led Advocacy Working Group (CLAW) with contributions from WACI Health and Coalition Plus, offers practical guidance to CLM implementers on developing CLM indicators for Pandemic Preparedness Response (PPR).
This represents a significant step forward in advancing community-led approaches for stronger, more inclusive pandemic preparedness.
Read the Guide in English here .
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Attiya Waris joins the Center as Senior Scholar
This last month, we welcomed Attiya Waris to the Center as a Senior Scholar. Professor Waris is the UN Independent Expert on Foreign Debt, Human Rights and International Solidarity, as well as an Inaugurated Professor of Fiscal Law and Policy at the University of Nairobi.
Follow us on social media to stay updated on her future events with the Center in the new year.
As the year comes to a close, we want to send a sincere thank you to everyone who has stayed engaged with us. We look forward to continuing to share insights, research, and perspective with you in the year ahead.
Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a healthy, hopeful New Year.