GHTC joined a scientific community letter to Congressional leaders urging Congress do do everything possible to maintain the United States' membership and funding for the World Health Organization (WHO).
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GHTC joined a letter endorsed by nearly 350 public health organizations urging Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar to support the critical role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States' COVID-19 response. The letter expresses concern that evidence-based public health messages from the agency have been disregarded or silenced in the response, and it calls for increased funding for CDC's core budget.
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GHTC endorsed a call to action to world leaders urging additional funding and support for the development and implementation of COVID-19 diagnostics.
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GHTC submitted feedback on white paper released by Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, outlining proposals to shape pandemic preparedness legislation to be considered by the committee this year. GHTC provided a number of policy recommendations to strengthen the health R&D ecosystem, including improving coordination between R&D agencies and increasing funding for R&D for naturally-occurring threats at the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.
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GHTC has joined a number of efforts condemning the US government decision to termination relations with the World Health Organization (WHO).
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GHTC submitted written testimony to the Senate State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Appropriations Subcommittee urging them to sustain and protect global health R&D funding in the fiscal year 2020 (FY21) budget.
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GHTC endorsed the Global Health Security and Diplomacy Act, introduced last week by US Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Ben Cardin (D-MD). The bill authorizes US$3 billion toward rebuilding America's pandemic defense system, including investing in global vaccine efforts through the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations [CEPI].
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GHTC submitted written testimony to the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee urging them to sustain and protect global health R&D funding in the fiscal year 2020 (FY21) budget.
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As a member of the Global Health Council's (GHC) delegation for the 73rd World Health Assembly, GHTC joined GHC in its statement from civil society supporting the World Health Organization's leadership role in coordinating the COVID-19 global response and urging member states to support research for and equitable access to coronavirus drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, and other health products.
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GHTC endorsed an NGO sign on letter urging Congressional appropriators to sustain support for United Nations (UN) entities in the fiscal year 2021 (FY21) appropriations bill.
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