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23/4/2024

Joint call to next European Parliament: ensure access to medicines

A group of 12 public health organizations from the European Union urges prospective Members of the European Parliament to safeguard access to affordable medicines. Wemos and Health Action International (HAI) jointly took the initiative for this call. We see that access to new medicines is increasingly under pressure in the EU due to sky-high prices. Read more

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18/4/2024

CSW68 and NGO CSW68 Forum: A personal reflection on advocacy and collaboration

Our Global Health Advocate, Myria Koutsoumpa, recently attended the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 68 and the NGO CSW68 Forum. It was an enriching week filled with joint advocacy work, our own Make Way webinar session about access to healthcare for all and meaningful participation of youth delegates. Read more

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5/4/2024

Reflection on debate Dutch global health strategy

Yesterday, the Committee on Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation debated the Dutch global health strategy. Wemos welcomes the focus on issues such as sexual and reproductive health and rights, and fair access to medical products worldwide, but also hopes that the incoming government will continue to recognize the importance of global health. Read more

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4/4/2024

Wemos opinion article about global health in the Volkskrant

It is essential that the Netherlands continues to invest in global health, for ourselves and the rest of the world. On Thursday 4 April, the Committee on Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation will debate the Dutch global health strategy. Attending members of parliament should insist continued investments in global health. In an opinion article, Wemos director Mariëlle Bemelmans explains why. Read more

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3/4/2024

‘SRHR Box’ handed to House of Representatives

On Tuesday April 2, the SRHR platform, a partnership between 11 social organizations, presented the 'SRHR Box' in the House of Representatives. With a magazine and various goodies, the SRHR platform tells MPs about the importance of SRHR in foreign policy. Read more

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2/4/2024

Explainer video: how we can ensure fair prices for new medicines

Why are new medicines excessively expensive and how can we ensure fair medicine prices? In our new animation video, we explain in less than 2 minutes how we can keep new medicines affordable and reduce the financial pressure on our health system. Read more

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25/3/2024

White paper on how to solve Europe’s health workforce crisis

In a new white paper, the Pillars of Health coalition – with Wemos as lead organization – calls on all EU Member States to move away from international competition for health workers, and instead take united action to enable health workers across Europe to deliver high-quality healthcare to all EU citizens. Read more

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14/3/2024

Infographic: guiding questions to better understand health worker migration in Europe

Our new infographic shows guiding questions for researchers and policymakers, to better understand the underlying factors of health worker migration in Europe and ultimately steer health workforce policy and improve access to healthcare. Read more

Blog

8/3/2024

Women’s Day 2024: investing in women for a healthier and more equitable world

On 8 March, the world celebrates International Women’s Day – this year, under the theme "Invest in women: Accelerate progress". In this article, we highlight core areas for investing in women to achieve universal access to quality healthcare. Read more