News

4/2/2021

Global vaccine scarcity unnecessary if pharma shares knowledge

54 civil society organisations are calling upon the Dutch government to ensure that pharmaceutical companies share their knowledge of vaccine development with other companies in an existing pool of the World Health Organization (WHO). Read more

News

21/1/2021

Why the Netherlands must invest more in development cooperation and global health

In a petition, Dutch organisations, including Wemos, call on the Dutch government to increase their investments in development cooperation and global health during the next government term (2021-2025). Read more

Cover-Wemos-Highlights / Wemos- hoogtepunten

Report

6/1/2021

Our highlights of 2020

In 2020, we advocated the sharing of knowledge on Covid-19 vaccines, raised awareness on the risks of commerce in health, developed a new programme on health worker mobility in Europe, and much more. Read more

Blog

21/12/2020

UHC: time for really ‘innovative’ health financing!

This blog was first published on the Health Financing for Africa platform. Ten years after the WHO’s report on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), most African low- and lower-middle income countries are not able to raise enough resources to achieve UHC. And however important, domestic efforts for resource mobilisation alone will not be enough to bring us there. The world has a collective responsibility to address tax injustices and high indebtedness, which have a huge potential to free resources for health. Read more

3-kids-face-mask-Uganda/ 3 kinderen met mondmasker in Uganda

News

21/12/2020

The Global Financing Facility in Uganda through a pandemic lens

The COVID-19 pandemic has redirected the world’s attention to the importance of strong public health systems. Uganda, one of the Global Financing Facility’s (GFF) country cases, was also impacted by the virus outbreak. Read more

News

16/12/2020

Global skills partnerships on migration: challenges and risks for the health sector

Health worker migration and mobility is more and more often facilitated by bilateral (country-to-country) agreements, involving public as well as private players. Read more

News

9/12/2020

Wemos in debate at de Balie: a vaccine for everyone?

Tom Buis conducted a debate with Pia Dijkstra (Member of Parliament D66) and Bart van Zijll Langhout (Vice President Janssen) about the worldwide distribution of a corona vaccine. Read more

kids in line in tanzania. Kinderen in de rij in tanzania

Blog

26/11/2020

More engagement and inclusivity in the GFF strategy – a lobby success

The Global Financing Facility (GFF) – a global health initiative aiming to end preventable deaths and improve the life of women, children, and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries – is evolving. Continuous lobby and advocacy by civil society has influenced its direction, making it more inclusive. In this blog, we will elaborate on how Wemos influenced the new strategy of this major global health initiative in collaboration with our partners and networks. Read more

Video

25/11/2020

Wemos in EenVandaag: patent protection Covid-19 vaccine affects low- & middle-income countries

It was a much-needed optimistic headline in recent days: the developments around the pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s new COVID-19 vaccine are in the final stages. However, Pfizer has so far refused to give up the vaccine’s patent protection. Read more