GHTC endorsed a sign-on letter from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA) urging the US government to engage with the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT Accelerator), a global initiative designed to drive the development and availability of COVID-19 vaccines.
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POZ quoted a GHTC tweet in an article on HIV Vaccine Awareness Day 2020.
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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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The Global Health Technologies Coalition issued the following statement in advance of the 73rd World Health Assembly, which will be held virtually May 18–19.
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Global Health Now featured a commentary from GHTC Director Jamie Bay Nishi which makes the case for why the US Agency for International Development should be funded to play a larger role in the research response to COVID-19.
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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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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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