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Led by the Frontline Health Workers Coalition, #WHWWeek calls for increased investment in all cadres of the health workforce and advocates for prioritizing human resources for health on the global agenda. It is an opportunity to highlight the crucial role that sustained leadership and long-term investments in the health workforce play in achieving resilient health systems and advancing development goals.
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In light of recent executive actions by President Donald Trump, our community faces new challenges and uncertainties that could significantly impact both global health initiatives and domestic health policies. These actions include the withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), a pause in foreign assistance, a halt to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) communications, and restrictions on National Institutes of Health (NIH) operations, among others. The full ramifications of these actions are still unfolding, with numerous legal interpretations and challenges anticipated. In our dedication to supporting our members, we have begun to gather initial insights and are actively working to understand this evolving landscape.
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The Linkages Series is a mini-conference format designed to spark learning and action around current issues shaping the field. Together, it bridges funder, practitioner, & network constellations. Join the Network of Engaged International Donors on October 23rd for a deep dive into how and where private philanthropy plays a key role in funding climate change solutions globally and hear from leaders in the global south that are shaping policy and action about the climate solutions most urgently needed in their communities. This event will feature UNICEF and Seed Global Health as speakers.
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Join CHEST 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts from October 6th-9th. This year’s keynote speaker is Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSc, Co-founder and CEO of Seed Global Health, Director of the Program in Global Public Policy at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and World Health Organization Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health. She will speak on the effects of climate change on human health and health systems. CHEST 2024 brings together key experts in the topics that affect your patient care, including: artificial intelligence, biologics for severe asthma, the vaping epidemic, therapeutics for advanced COPD, and sleep disorders.
Join the International Confederation of Midwives for the ICM Regional Conference Africa and Eastern Mediterranean from September 24-26 in Kigali, Rwanda. The Africa and Eastern Mediterranean conference will bring together in Rwanda midwives and stakeholders from the region, with the goal of creating a supportive and adaptable community in today’s ever-changing world.
Join Foreign Policy and supporting partners Seed Global Health, Merck, and more for the FP Health Forum at UNGA79. The Health Forum will bring together world leaders, policymakers, industry experts, and civil society to explore strategies for expanding healthcare access and improving system resilience. This forum features three sessions (Session One: Navigating the Climate-Health Nexus, Session Two: People-Centered Treatment and Prevention, Session Three: Global Solutions to Emerging Global Threats) focused on turning insights into action, and culminates in a special session on antimicrobial resistance.
Join Alliance members Pathfinder International, Living Goods, and Seed Global Health, as well as Frontline Health Workers Coalition, CARE, Chemonics, IntraHealth International, Johnson & Johnson, Project Hope, and Smile Train for ‘Building health workforce resilience: Preparing for tomorrow’s climate and health crises’, an event on the sidelines of UNGA79. This event will provide opportunities to hear perspectives from health workers, NGOs, governments, donors and multilateral partners to examine how to build a resilient, multidisciplinary health workforce that is better prepared and more able to respond to the stressors to the health systems.
“World health leaders must deploy rapid support and flexible funding to countries affected in Africa to stop mpox from spreading further,” wrote Vanessa Kerry, Seed Global Health.
In response to the mid-August declaration by WHO that mpox is a global emergency, Alliance member organizations are mobilizing.
Join Alliance member Seed Global Health’s Vanessa Kerry at the 2024 Concordia Annual Summit on the sidelines of UNGA79 for the session, ‘Partnering to Build a Health Workforce for the Future: A Fireside Chat with Melissa Brotz and Dr. Vanessa Kerry’. This discussion will consider the essential role that physicians, nurses and other health professionals play in addressing growing health challenges and saving lives. During this session, these leaders will share their thoughts on the importance of sustainably investing in strong health systems and the people who hold those systems up – as well as discuss a new partnership between Abbott and Seed Global Health that aims to support a resilient health workforce to help advance maternal and child healthcare.
In September 2024, the United Nations General Assembly will convene in New York to confront complex global challenges during its 79th session (UNGA 79). Included in the high-level agenda is the Summit of the Future, as well as High-Level Meetings on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the existential threats posed by sea-level rise. In parallel, Climate Week will bring together over 600 events and activities across NYC, with Nature, Food Systems and Health as a key theme. The Bay Area Global Health Alliance and many of its members will be in NYC to take part in the action that is shaping the development of our future.
World Health Worker Week 2024 will bring together advocates, health workers, practitioners, leaders, and communities around the world to call for greater funding and faster implementation of commitments to protect and support health workers. Led by the Frontline Health Workers Coalition and its partners, including Alliance members Living Goods, Pathfinder International, and Seed Global Health, this week is a time to influence policymakers and other decision-makers to translate policies and promises into long-term investments in the health workforce and integration in health systems.
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