News

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7/7/2022

What are best practices to address brain drain of health workers?

What are best (regional) practices when it comes to addressing brain drain – i.e. the emigration of skilled workers, including health workers – and what action is needed on EU level? With this open consultation, the European Commission is interested in feedback on the scale and dynamics of brain drain. Read more

Video

24/6/2022

Wemos’ video nominated for the hoogvlieger award 2022

We are honored and proud that our video ‘Make pooling work for Covid-19 vaccines’ has been nominated for the Hoogvlieger Award 2022 (High Flyer Award) by the Expertise Centre for Humanitarian Communication! Read more

News

10/6/2022

It’s here: our year overview 2021!

Last year, we managed to seize opportunities for global health, pushing for structural change for a more equitable and inclusive global health architecture. Read more

Blog

1/6/2022

Three ways to achieve sustainable financing for social health protection

At the ‘International conference on social health protection’ in Niamey, Niger (10-13 May), we shared our thoughts on sustainable financing for health and social protection with representatives from ten African countries, bi- and multilateral institutions, academic institutions and civil society actors. Read more

Video

26/5/2022

Watch the recording of the launch of Pillars of Health

On May 20th, Wemos and partner organisations launched the Pillars of Health coalition and website. It was an engaging and dynamic session, during which – together with panelists – we discussed the maldistribution of health workers in the European Union and neighbouring countries. Read more

Event

25/5/2022

Recording virtual event ‘Taking stock of C-TAP’

On 18 May 2022, the Covid-19 Innovations for All (CIFA) consortium organised a World Health Assembly virtual side event on the lessons learnt from the Covid-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP). The recording of the event is now available. Read more

Handbook on monetary policies. Handboek van monetair beleid.

Report

19/5/2022

Launch of handbook on monetary policies for economic justice

On Monday 23 May we will launch the handbook on monetary policy that we developed with partners. It explains monetary policy to non-economists: how it interacts with fiscal policies; how mainstream economic thinking has influenced monetary policy making over the last decades. Read more

Advisory council AIV. World health assembly WHO

News

17/5/2022

Our appreciation of the AIV advice on the Dutch Global Health Strategy

We are pleased with the sound advice from the Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV) on the Dutch Global Health Strategy the Dutch government is developing. Read more

News

12/4/2022

Improving healthcare, but for whom?

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) should increase its focus on health equity, so their private investments in healthcare promote universal access. Read more