ACTION partners engage ahead of the Global Fund replenishment, talk health equity, respond to the World Bank's newly proposed fund, and more!
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** Dr. Vineeta Gupta A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR
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Dear all,
The ACTION partnership has kicked off summer with deep advocacy around the Global Fund 7^th Replenishment and the ongoing global COVID-19 response and future pandemic preparedness.
Focus Equality hosted an event on the Global Fund and pandemic preparedness with the Italian think tank and co-host of the 2021 T20, Istituto Affari Internazionali ([link removed]) (IAI) and featured ACTION partner WACI Health. The event launched the publication of Focus Equality’s paper "Global Health and International Cooperation addressing Current and Future Pandemics ([link removed]) " which assesses the state of play in the fight against COVID-19 one year after the G20 World Health Summit and analyzes the impact of the pandemic on other epidemics such as malaria, TB, and HIV.
KANCO ([link removed]) participated in the 2022 East Africa Health Expo and presented the case for the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment to CSOs, government representatives, and other health institutions. In their exhibition booth ([link removed]) , KANCO spoke with several high-level delegates about the Global Fund investment case.
At the RESULTS International Conference, I lead a workshop titled Health Equity: Who Owns the Agenda? ([link removed]) Over 100 participants engaged with one another to discuss the importance of allyship and elevating marginalized voices in global health. We must continue working to advance health equity and close the gap between the reality of those experiencing health disparities and those who hold power!
Looking ahead, partners are preparing for the International AIDS Conference ([link removed]) , the Global Fund replenishment, and more.
In solidarity,
Vineeta
Vineeta Gupta, MD, JD, LL.M
Director, ACTION Secretariat
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** Global Fund Advocacy
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RESULTS UK participated in the #EndEpidemics ([link removed]) Joint Day of Action ([link removed]) on May 18^th where their grassroots advocates joined advocates from ONE and other NGOs to highlight the importance of the UK's investment pledge for the Global Fund's seventh replenishment. 24 MPs were reached by the end of the event and mini booklets with quotes from each constituency were sent to every MP. RESULTS UK advocates had in-depth meetings with five MPs.
ASAPSU collaborated with Speak Up Africa to organize a workshop to strengthen synergies between actors fighting malaria and neglected tropical diseases in the context of the Global Fund replenishment and the Kigali Summit of the Commonwealth. Those attending included the Ministry of Health, Save the Children, and Parliament.
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** 2nd Global COVID-19 Summit
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The United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia, and Senegal co-hosted the 2nd Global COVID-19 Summit on May 12. The event garnered new financial commitments totaling US$3.2 billion, including $715 million in new commitments toward a new Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) for pandemic preparedness and global health security at the World Bank.
The EU pledged a total of €827 million: 1) €300 million support for vaccine delivery package, mostly through the COVAX Facility, the vaccine pillar of the ACT-A; 2) €100 million to the other pillars of the ACT-A (therapeutics, diagnostics, HSS); and 3) €427 million to the FIF, once set up. France published its reaction, welcoming the EU’s pledge but calling on the Commission to scale-up its ACT-A contribution, particularly to support diagnostics and . Funding will come from the €1.3 billion initially set aside to purchase COVID-19 vaccine doses meant for donation — a decision welcomed by GHA France, which has long advocated for the EU to redirect this funding from dose donations to the wider COVID-19 response since March.
Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced that Italy would donate an additional 31 million doses through COVAX and pledged €200 million ($216 million) via the ACT-Accelerator (mostly COVAX) and other global pandemic preparedness initiatives (mainly the FIF). ACTION partner in Italy, Focus Equality will continue their advocacy in the late summer to ensure this “Presidential engagement” is written into the budget by Parliament. PM Draghi stressed that it is essential to achieve a broad consensus on an inclusive facility, with the WHO at its center, to ensure its effective implementation and broad-based financing.
Results Canada has been advocating for increased resources for the fight to #EndCovidEverywhere by the Canadian government by engaging with Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the office of the International Development Minister to focus on strengthening health systems, tests, and treatments. A consistent message in Results Canada’s advocacy has been for the government to contribute its “fair share,” and once again the Canadian government came through. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an investment of CAD$732 million in the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A), including $220 million for the COVAX Facility, the vaccine pillar of the ACT-A.
** RESOURCES AND BLOGS
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* Investing in women, children, and nutrition is not optional. The world’s future depends on it ([link removed]) by Dr. Vineeta Gupta and Dr. Philippa Whitford, MP.
* RESULTS UK's new report, Health Crisis: The Global Fund’s Impact on Ukraine ([link removed]) sets out the impact of the Global Fund in Ukraine and includes recommendations for international advocacy purposes.
* S Ashish Bali and Joanne Carter (Results US) wrote an op-ed ([link removed]) stressing the importance of prioritizing ending TB in India and called for using the G20 Summit as an opportunity to mobilize global political commitment and funding for TB services.
* Addressing infectious diseases in fragile and crisis context: the role of the Global Fund ([link removed]) by GHA EU.
* EU pledge welcome at Covid Summit, but the needs are not yet fully met ([link removed]) by GHA EU.
* President Biden’s Global COVID Summit fell short of critical funding commitments ([link removed]) by RESULTS Educational Fund.
* How transition of development funding affects LGBTQI+ access to health ([link removed]) by RESULTS UK.
* Stop TB Partnership: Words Matter ([link removed]) language guide.
* Global Health and International Cooperation addressing Current and Future Pandemics, ([link removed]) a new report from Focus Equality assessing the state of play in the fight against Covid-19 one year after the G20 World Health Summit.
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