Thank you Jarbas Barbosa for the fruitful discussion with you and your team to seek synergy and impact in HeDPAC priorities of #HealthWorkforce #HealthSystem and local manufacturing of medical products through catalysing high level political engagement and local ownership.

In many ways, the story of the fraught #PandemicAccord negotiations is the story of Henrietta Lacks — the African American patient whose cancer cells were used in research for years without her family’s knowledge — retold on a global stage. washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04…

Powerful intervention from Professor Senait Fisseha at #WBGMeetings about the changing global health order and leadership of the Global South.

Today we agreed to commence the end to end process of repurposing the off-patent anti-fungal drug Terbinafine for #breastcancer & #prostatecancer including proof of concept clinical trials in Barbados & Rwanda through south-south cooperation. Thank you Mia Amor Mottley for the

The Global Leaders Group on AMR chaired by Mia Amor Mottley has just released its first report on #AMR with 10 recommendations for UN member states to consider for the #UNGA #HLM . The report estimates that AMR would cost the world every year US$ 412 billion in additional healthcare costs plus US$

This is great news. However, UN member states should draw lessons & prevent the interference of #geopolitics during their negotiation. The #AMR crisis can change if the #HLM declaration yield specific commitments with ambitious targets & accountable body for each commitment.

Shirley and Micheni are two Kenyan doctors excited to start a career in medicine, yet they can't.

They're among hundreds of medical graduates striking because of a lack of posts supplied by the government, which says it can't afford the positions.

This is their story.

It was a pleasure to meet Health Minister of #Barbados Jerome Walcott and exchange views on #SouthtoSouth collaboration and identify areas of engagement. I commend his leadership to strengthen local manufacturing and regulatory capacity in Barbados through such collaboration.

Haile, your leadership and support in moving forward the global response to the antimicrobial resistance #AMR crisis has been inspirational. It has been an honour and a pleasure to work closely with you within the Global Leaders Group on AMR 🙏

Thank you for your leadership on #AMR !!

The GLG thanked Haileyesus Getahun MD, MPH, PhD. for his strong & strategic leadership of the GLG Secretariat since 2020 & contribution to key achievements as founding director of the Quadripartite Joint Secretariat over the past 5 yrs. The GLG wishes him best for his new role leading HeDPAC

To reduce deaths due to the growing #AMR threat, R&D of new #antibiotics is critical, as well as equitable access to existing and new antibiotics for humans. The GLG calls for stakeholders to implement these 6⃣ recommendations 👇 bit.ly/3UPsYpy

Several #G7 members have launched and are considering pull incentives, which reward successful development of new antibiotics. The GLG urges G7 and #G20 countries to build on this momentum to support the development and access to new antibiotics to fight #AMR

📢Happening now! The GLG is holding their 8th meeting to discuss an upcoming report proposing key area recommendations to inform preparations for and outcomes of the #UNGA High-level meeting on #AMR taking place on 26 September

Minister Dr Sabin Nsanzimana is in Cuba on an official visit to discuss bilateral health cooperation with @MINISAPCuba. He was received by José Angel Portal Miranda & signed cooperation agreements to exchange medical expertise, health education, scientific research & biopharma development.

Global Leaders Group lays out steps to boost antibiotic development, access

A report from the GLG includes six recommendations aimed at incentivizing innovation, stimulating R&D efforts, and ensuring access to antibiotics.

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