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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GHTC signed on to letters from the tuberculosis (TB) advocacy community urging Congressional appropriators to provide additional resources for US TB programs in the next COVID-19 response legislation to reduce the detrimental impact of the pandemic on these programs.
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GHTC joined the Global Health Council (GHC) in urging Congress to provide additional funding to support COVID-19 response efforts in low- and middle-income countries. GHC sent a letter to appropriators signed by GHTC and other partners outlining a top-line ask for global health needs. A detailed supplement shared with the letter included specific recommendations from the global health community, including those from GHTC.
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GHTC signed on to an open letter from global health advocates urging the Trump Administration to reverse its funding freeze to the World Health Organization (WHO). The letter underscores the vital role WHO is playing in advancing vaccines and other health technologies to combat COVID-19.
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As G20 health and finance ministers meet next week, GHTC joins the Global Health Council (GHC) in calling on G20 leaders to mobilize a comprehensive response to COVID-19 and other emerging health security challenges by investing in health systems, R&D, and key global collaborative platforms.
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GHTC joined civil society in urging G20 policymakers at today’s C20 meeting with the G20 Health Working Group to strengthen R&D to meet urgent health challenges, including achieving universal health coverage and combating antimicrobial resistance and other health threats.
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GHTC joined the humanitarian and development coalition InterAction in calling on G7 foreign ministers to prioritize health on the 2020 G7 agenda. The coalition released a policy report, including a section on health co-authored by GHTC, which urges the G7 to investment in R&D for new health tools.
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GHTC submitted written testimony to key House appropriations subcommittees urging them to sustain and protect global health R&D funding in the fiscal year 2021 (FY21) budget.
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GHTC sent letters to the relevant appropriations subcommittees in the House and Senate asking them to sustain and protect global health R&D funding in the fiscal year 2021 (FY21) budget.
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GHTC director Jamie Bay Nishi delivered in-person testimony on March 12 before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs on the fiscal year 2021 budget for Global Health Programs at the US Agency for International Development and State Department.
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