Not just pandemic preparedness, ALL areas of global health need social scientists Martyn Pickersgill, Lucinda Manda-Taylor & Natalia Niño-Machado thelancet.com/journals/lance… The Lancet

Relieved to see this homophobic law is finally being repealed 🏳️‍🌈 Now how about gay marriage and adoption rights for gay couples? #loveislove

📢We're hiring! Wellcome are working with @diversifyingjbs to hire not one, but TWO, policy leads. These senior roles are exciting delivery roles, supporting policy professionals to deliver our influence programmes. 💷£68,893 📅18 Sept diversifying.io/jobs/143009742…

Very good piece. Vaccine inequity has been driven by a failure to value people’s lives the same everywhere. theguardian.com/global-develop…

Looking forward to hearing priorities and insight from civil society organisations Wellcome

📣📣 Could you be a civil society representative on the new pandemic preparedness #FIF Board? Nominations are open Deadline: 1 Sept - 5pm UTC + 1

A new estimate by World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF finds half of health care facilities around the world lack water and soap or sanitizer, putting patients and health care workers at greater risk of infection. bit.ly/3AUPMtr

The deadline has been extended - now 2 September 5pm UTC ⌛️ Submit a nomination pandemicactionnetwork.forms.fm/nomination-form

"How do we create those global networks that bring up the level of ambition" of what's needed to confront systemic risks and drive Pandemic Action Network and #ClimateAction says Jacinda Ardern #PandemicProof #UNGA #UNGA77

. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says strong national healthcare systems are the first line of response to health threats. Without them, global policies can't be implemented #PandemicProof

Thanks to Jeremy Farrar & Wellcome for hosting a lively roundtable at #UNGA on #infectiousdiseases, attended by WHO African Region's Fiona Braka. Discussions highlighted need for locally grounded, globally connected action, informed by #evidence and with commitment to #equity.

Thanks to Pandemic Action Network The Rockefeller Foundation for hosting a rich discussion on advancing political leadership and national ownership of PPR Inspiring challenge from Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on raising ambitions and new ways to mobilise financing A conversation to be continued!⌛️

Are medical & public health schools including climate crisis in their curriculum? They should. Like yesterday.

.Mia Amor Mottley’s speech lays out an agenda which shows us the way: #SDR, leveraging MDBs, new approach to debt, taxing excess profits etc. May sound technical but the bottomline is:

Apply to be on the expert group advising the new pandemic prevention, preparednes and response FIF Board Deadline 3 Nov⌛️

At #COP27. It’s time for implementation not procrastination! Let’s get poor & vulnerable countries the financing for mitigation, adaptation & loss & damage! Let’s make trade an integral part of NDCs. W/ Presidents Emmanuel Macron, William Samoei Ruto, PhD & RW_LK, & PM Jonas Gahr Støre.

I do wonder who the "1.5 is dead" discourse benefits? Who benefits from the idea that a livable future is not possible or practical? It doesn't motivate people into action but rather leads them to despair and feel powerless. This is exactly what the fossil fuel industry wants.

1/7 🧵 Current #cholera vaccine supply is not meeting demand, compounded by recent outbreaks caused by climate change, conflict & displacement This is why Wellcome & Gates Foundation are jointly funding a project to increase South Africa's 🇿🇦 local manufacturing capacity

📣Join a fantastic climate & health policy team📣 We're expanding our work and this role is a great opportunity to shape it (and I'm not just saying that because it's my mat cover)

Building resilience against pandemics just got a boost! The #PandemicFund invites eligible countries to submit their Expression of Interest for potential projects. #InvestInHealth #PandemicPreparedness World Bank World Health Organization (WHO)