By Amanda McClelland, Senior Vice President, Resolve to Save Lives The COVID-19 pandemic has been unprecedented in many ways. But in at least one respect, it is tragically similar to other outbreaks of infectious disease: health care workers have not been provided adequate protections and
One year after the WHO’s PHEIC declaration for COVID-19, Executive Director of Pandemic Action Network partner UNITE, Amish Laxmidas reflects on lessons learned over the last year and puts forth key recommendations for policymakers to end this pandemic as quickly as possible.
Amidst concern over global access to COVID-19 vaccines, Pandemic Action Network Regional Advisor Ming Geng details the current state of China’s vaccine development and distribution strategy.
January 30 marks the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration of COVID-19 as a global health emergency. Yet as governments around the world have scrambled to respond and protect their citizens from the fast-moving pandemic, support for the global COVID-19 response has continued to be given short shrift. If we are going to end this devastating pandemic and make sure we are better prepared for the next one, this national near-sightedness must change now.
The Pandemic Action Network warmly welcomes the suite of early announcements by the Biden-Harris Administration to elevate and accelerate global efforts to help hasten an end to the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure that America and the world is better prepared for emerging pandemic threats.
A collective of educators and public health professionals is urging the Biden Administration to establish a task force focused specifically on reopening schools as quickly and as safely as possible. Read and sign on to the letter.
It is time to go big. As a centerpiece of President Biden’s plans to assert America’s position as a go-to leader and partner on the world stage, we are urging the Biden-Harris Administration to work with Congress and world leaders to launch and lead an aggressive agenda for action on global health security.
The second year of the pandemic is a critical time to secure political will and financing for both near-term global response measures and longer-term pandemic preparedness. As we start 2021, here’s a short list of pieces we are reading to inform our thinking and actions in the year ahead.
Pandemic Action Network welcomes emergency funding for Gavi, urges new Administration and Congress to prioritize global investments in pandemic preparedness and response
Co-founder Gabrielle Fitzgerald attended a meeting convened by UN Representatives of Argentina, Norway, South Africa, and the United States on how to strengthen the pandemic preparedness and response architecture. Read five principles that she and Pandemic Action Network urge global leaders to consider as they work to deliver a new pandemic financing mechanism.
One year ago, we launched Pandemic Action Network knowing that no single stakeholder or sector can tackle pandemic preparedness or response alone. Together, over the past year, our innovative Network has learned lessons and earned progress while remaining agile to act amidst an ever-changing political landscape and compounding social crises.
Advisory Committee Member Madhav Joshi and Regional Advisor Patrik Silborn make the case for why India needs a new compact between the public and private sectors to rebuild better post-COVID-19.
Pandemic Action Network’s 100+ partners urge world leaders to take urgent action to bolster the global COVID-19 response, hasten an end to this global crisis, and lay the groundwork for a more pandemic-proof world.
Read the two advocacy letters sent to U.S. President Joe Biden and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging them to share their countries’ excess doses with the rest of the globe through COVAX.
Pandemic Action Network warmly welcomes the bipartisan advancement of the Global Health Security Act of 2021, an important step forward to accelerate and deepen U.S. global leadership in pandemic preparedness and response, and draws on lessons learned from COVID-19 to strengthen and invest in global efforts to detect, prevent, and respond to emerging pandemic threats that will keep America and the world healthier, safer, and more secure.