Medicus Mundi International Network MMI

20.07.2022

Of cultivation and sovereignty…

Negotiating a pandemic treaty (part II). By Thomas Schwarz

Medicus Mundi International "Some reflections related to section IV of the “working draft, on the basis of progress achieved, of a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response” (INB document A/INB2/3) discussed by the INB on 19 July 2022. As stated various times in yesterday’s INB deliberations, the “Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response” (INB) is still very much in a compilation and “cultivation” mode, and not yet properly negotiating."

12.11.2020

On the COVID-19 pandemic and health worker shortages & mobility

Human resources for health team

Wemos Reflections on the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel.

10.11.2020

Statements by non-State actors in official relations with WHO at the WHO governing bodies meetings

Seventy-third World Health Assembly 9-14 November 2020 (resumed)

Medicus Mundi International (MMI) "The WHO digital health strategy is highly needed. Digital technologies have the potential to transform many fields of human activity, including healthcare."

11. November 2020 – Virtual

A civil society guide to the resumed session of the 73rd World Health Assembly

9-14 November 2020

Geneva Global Health Hub (G2H2) The World Health Assembly at a glance: - WHA73 website (landing page with live webstream) - WHA73 documentation - Provisional agenda: Document A73/1 Rev.1 (15 October) - Working hours: 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:00 CET. There shall be no evening sessions. Twitter: #WHA73

MMS Bulletin #146

Oktober 2020

Was ist zu tun? Was ist wirklich zu tun?

MMS Bulletin #149

Oktober 2020

Calling for a new international economic order

16. Juli 2020 – Next Kampala Initiative webinar: 16 July 2020

Health cooperation in the time of COVID-19: Exploring how to move from aid to global solidarity

Part 2: Thursday 16 July, 15.00-16.30 CEST Exploring challenges of aid through the COVID-19 experience

Medicus Mundi International (MMI) Health Aid in the time of COVID-19: From aid to global solidarity. In this second webinar of the mini-series “Health Aid in the time of COVID-19”, we will start to explore how we build international health cooperation (aid) back better after this pandemic drawing on the expertise and inputs of all participants. There will be no “invited” speakers for this session as the focus is on collectively generating our own ideas through facilitated discussion and exploration.

06.05.2019

Of Universal Health Coverage, Power and Promotion

30 April 2019, New York City, early in the morning...

Medicus Mundi International (MMI) If you have read my earlier blog “it’s up to you, New York, New York”, you know that I travelled to New York with mixed feelings to attend yesterday’s “interactive multi-stakeholder hearing” promoted as the major milestone in the preparation of the UN High-Level Meeting on UHC in September. Mixed feelings remain after the hearing (can feelings become “more mixed”?). And a bit of a headache...

23.11.2017

"The draft GPW is largely silent on WHO’s financial crisis"

MMI contribution to WHO GPW13 consultation

Medicus Mundi International (MMI) "(...) Having assessed the draft from a global governance perspective, and taking up and at times quoting input provided by Network members, academics engaged in our work such as Remco van de Pas and Julian Eckl, and civil society partners such as the People’s Health Movement and IBFAN, we herewith submit the following initial comments for consideration at the upcoming Special Session of the WHO EB and in the further process.

12.10.2016

Geneva Global Health Hub: "We are building a strong civil society space in Geneva for more democratic global health"

Geneva Global Health Hub The project of a Geneva Global Health Hub (G2H2) has been launched in a civil society side event to the 69th World Health Assembly in May 2016, after more than a year of preparatory work.

Access to health in fragile contexts

Presentations of the Swiss Red Cross and Cordaid

MMS It is a difficult task to implement health programmes in environments where the health systems are already weak and threatened by a wide range of political and social conflicts. Working in such fragile contexts demands a sensitive approach for not worsening the situation. But international health cooperation can also play an important role in conflict transformation. At a side event to the World Health Assembly, which was co-organised by the Network Medicus Mundi Switzerland, the dutch organisation Cordaid and the Swiss Red Cross presented their experiences.

WHO Global Code of Practice - initial achievements and future challenges

Documentation of the civil society side event to the World Health Assembly

MMI The WHO Global Code of Practice (Code) on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel was adopted by the 63rd World Health Assembly on 21 May 2010. The 2010 WHA resolution requested the first review of the relevance and effectiveness of the Code be made during the World Health Assembly in May 2015. An expert advisory group (EAG) was convened to carry out the review and will submit its report to the WHA for consideration. The side event organized by MMI in cooperation with several civil society partners provided a good an opportunity to get insights and assessments from members of the EAG before the formal WHA debate. With over 120 participants and some inspiring statements, the side event was a strong and encouraging call for making the Code what we want it to be: a real instrument for change.