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7/11/2023

Launch of campaign ‘Choose a different climate. Vote for justice.’

Today, over 50 civil society organizations - including Wemos - are launching the election campaign 'Choose a different climate. Vote for justice.' It calls on all Dutch voters to make their voices heard in the run-up to the elections. The manifest at the core of the campaign states that our new political leaders should take humanity and justice as a starting point when they make decisions that impact people in and outside the Netherlands. Read more

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26/10/2023

73rd WHO Regional Committee for Europe: statement on health and care workforce

Wemos and other non-State actors in official relations with the WHO urge WHO EURO member states to cease the international competition for health workers, and to work together to improve working conditions for health workers, so they can deliver the best possible health care for all European citizens. This is one of our asks in our live statement - presented by global health advocate Corinne Hinlopen - on the WHO European Framework for Action on the health and care workforce 2023–2030, at the 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in Astana, Kazakhstan (24-26 October). Read more

Event

25/10/2023

Make Way at the Shaping Feminist Foreign Policy Conference: Decolonizing the narrative on queerness(es) in Africa

We are delighted to host the session ‘Decolonizing the narrative on queerness(es) in Africa’ at the Shaping Feminist Foreign Policy Conference 2023 on November 1st in the Hague, Netherlands. The session will explore ways to unpack and decolonize the conversations about queerness and its different forms in Africa. Read more

News

24/10/2023

Behind-the-scenes with Wemos at the UN high-level meetings on health

Our global health advocate, Barbara Fienieg, attended the high-level meetings on health at the 78th UN General Assembly in New York. She read out a joint statement by Wemos and our partner Akina Mama wa Afrika, during the meeting on universal health coverage (UHC), calling on member states to reform the international financial architecture to address unsustainable debts and illicit financial flows. Read more

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24/10/2023

Reflections on the new UN political declarations on health

Earlier this month, the UN General Assembly formally adopted three political declarations on health: one on universal health coverage (UHC), one on pandemic preparedness, prevention and response (PPPR), and one on tuberculosis (TB). What are they and what role did Wemos play in this process? Read more

Primary Health Care Astana Oct 23 2023 conference

Event

19/10/2023

WHO Europe conference on primary health care: strong health workforce is essential

On October 23, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, UNICEF, and the Government of Kazakhstan will organize the international conference 'Primary Health Care Policy and Practice: Implementing for Better Results'. Wemos' global health advocate Corinne Hinlopen will provide a reflection during the session 'Health workforce policies to strengthen primary health care delivery'. [Image: WHO] Read more

Event

10/10/2023

Wemos and partners will debate investment in private healthcare at the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings

Wemos and partner civil society organizations will hold the session "Development finance to for-profit private healthcare", where experts will discuss the impacts of investments in the private healthcare sector for health equity, UHC, and gender equality. The session is part of the Civil Society Policy Forum, a key event to engage with stakeholders during the WB-IMF Annual Meetings. Read more

News

9/10/2023

Webinar recording: Together for stronger health systems

The recording of our recent webinar "Together for stronger health systems" is now available on YouTube. Broadcasted on 04 September 2023, it delved into the effectiveness of the Global Fund, the Global Financing Facility (GFF), and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (the 3Gs) in working together to strengthen global health. Read more

Video

5/10/2023

Calling for commitment to investing in health workforce at European Health Forum Gastein

Countries in Europe that recruit health workers from abroad, should actually invest in their own health workforce and in improving working conditions for these health workers. This was one of the main messages of Wemos' global health advocate Corinne Hinlopen at the session 'Cooperating on health workforce mobility in Europe' at the European Health Forum Gastein, on September 29. Read more