We have the opportunity to deal with Mpox and prevent it from ravaging our communities. We have the information but need tools to make sure we stop a pandemic from happening. Test kits and vaccines are going to be crucial for this response. Thank you STOPAIDS and everyone

🚨 We joined over 55 UK health groups & academics in calling for immediate action from this government to prevent Mpox from becoming a global pandemic. We demand: 🔴urgent access to vaccines 🔴testing for at-risk countries Find out more: stopaids.org.uk/2024/08/23/ove… The Labour Party

We've joined over 50 organisations calling on GOV.UK to take ‘immediate, bold, and continuing action’ to prevent #Mpox from developing into a pandemic, including rolling out testing and increasing vaccinations. You can read the full letter here: stopaids.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

The time for action is now! We join 55+ UK health groups & academics calling on the UK Government to prevent #Mpox becoming a global pandemic, demanding urgent access to vaccines & testing for at-risk countries. Read the open letter in full here ⬇️

For just $40 a year, you can be 100% protected from acquiring #HIV through twice-yearly injections of a new drug, Lenacapavir. But Gilead are currently charging $40,000 for the drug instead, preventing fair global access. Help end this greed: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/en…

Read about how our asks of the UK Government to tackle the #mpox emergency will help prevent it from becoming the next pandemic: peoplesdispatch.org/2024/08/23/sca…

BREAKING: The Lancet backs UNAIDS call on Gilead to drop the price & share the tech for the new HIV prevention medicine that only needs two injections a year. Their Editorial demands “the price will need to be a lot lower” and warns “the world is watching to see how Gilead acts.”

A shorter working week - 100% pay, 80% hours (across 4 or 5 days), keeping 100% productivity - is the future for all. Everyone benefits. Read more from May 2021, when we became the first UK charity to make a shorter working week permanent for our staff: independent.co.uk/voices/four-da…

US$14.5 billion for the The Global Fund means underfunding , severe downsizing, prioritizing treatment over prevention, and cutting community-led programs. We can't afford this! How to Close a Funding Gap - bit.ly/Howtocloseafun…

We're looking forward to meeting Members of Parliament tomorrow at a joint drop-in on 'Strengthening UK Leadership in Global Health & International Development'. Drop by if you want to learn more- including about APPG on HIV, AIDS & Sexual Health, APPG on Global TB, APPG on Malaria and NTDs, and APPG on Vaccinations for All!

While World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered 150,000 #Mpox tests globally, the unequal distribution highlights the ongoing challenges in health equity. African nations, for example, are facing a surge in cases. 1/5 🧵

Great to see Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirm Germany's commitment to the The Global Fund, citing the incredible 59 million lives saved and progress to end #AIDS, #TB and #malaria. As we eagerly anticipate the 2024 Results Report, we urge Keir Starmer to continue UK support also.

Thanks Mike Reader MP MP for joining our drop-in last week: UK support to the The Global Fund helps treat 166 million cases of malaria and distribute 220+ million mosquito nets, per year!! And together with Unitaid & Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the new Oxford-developed malaria vaccine is being rolled out!

This parliament will be crucial to achieving the global goals of ending the epidemics of #AIDS, #TB & #malaria through continued UK leadership through multilateral partnerships like The Global Fund. Thanks Ellie Chowns MP for joining our civil society global health drop-in last week!

Thank you Kevin McKenna MP MP for meeting with UK global health groups last week! It was great to discuss how UK leadership through multilateral partnerships like The Global Fund, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance & Unitaid is saving lives, improving gender equality, & unlocking economic opportunity!

Thank you Sam Rushworth MP MP for meeting with health groups last week! Continued UK leadership on global health will build on the 59+ million lives saved through The Global Fund prevention and treatment programmes and ensure UK science supported by Unitaid delivers impact globally!

Thanks Dr Ben Spencer meeting last week on: 🌍 global equitable partnerships & regional manufacturing 🦠 strengthening the Mpox response 💉 access to new long-acting HIV prevention Continued UK partnership w/ The Global Fund, Unitaid, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is vital to UK & global health security.

Thank you Paul Davies MP of Colne Valley Labour for meeting with UK health groups on the importance of multilateral partnerships including The Global Fund & Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance who together are strengthening health systems to be more climate-resilient, advancing gender equality, and unlocking opportunity.