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United Nations Multi-stakeholder hearing on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCD) and the promotion of mental health and well-being in preparation for the meeting of heads of state in September 2025

Reflections by Kyla Young, MSc, JD, member of the FCGH Alliance On May 2nd, stakeholders including non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, philanthropic foundations, academia, medical associations and several member states convened at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York…

FCGH Alliance
May 25, 2025

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Digital health financing, the right to health and the FCGH

Lyla Latif & Akram Latif Why should we care about financing the right to health, especially in the Global South? The problem is stark: limited resources and competing priorities often push health financing to the back burner in low-to-middle-income countries.…

FCGH Alliance
October 20, 2024

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The Imperative for a Framework Convention on Global Health Amid Fiscal Constraints in African Countries

Contributed by Ivan Mugabi, Kabale University, Kampala, Uganda The Framework Convention on Global Health (FCGH) has been proposed as a global treaty to improve health equity and realise the right to health for all. The FCGH Alliance has outlined ten…

FCGH Alliance
May 3, 2023

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A path for #healthforall through a Framework Convention on Global Health

Contributed by Miguel Correia April 7th marks World Health Day, a day to raise awareness about the importance of health and wellbeing for people around the world. This year’s theme, health for all, is especially relevant in light of the…

FCGH Alliance
April 7, 2023

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The Case for a Framework Convention on Global Health

Giandomenico Barcellona Translated from from Italian by Capucine Barcellona. There are at least two fundamental reasons to promote the creation of a Framework Convention on Global Health. First, health constitutes the main good for every individual on earth and therefore, from…

FCGH Alliance
November 1, 2022

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SHEM Human Rights and Equity Statement and Call to Action

The Human Rights and Equity Working Group of the Sustainable Health Equity Movement (SHEM) has drafted a statement and call to action aimed at the UN Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, states, civil society organizations, and foundations. It…

FCGH Alliance
June 13, 2022

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Addressing inequity and advancing the right to health to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response

The FCGH Alliance partnered with the Global Health Center, Graduate Institute Geneva to organize a seminar on a pandemic treaty on 5 November 2021. The seminar presented gave participants the opportunity to discuss and gain insights into the options and…

FCGH Alliance
November 23, 2021

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Why We Need a Transformative Right-to-Health Pandemic Treaty Now

Originally posted in Bill of Health by Martín Hevia and Ximena Benavides Acknowledging what went wrong during the COVID-19 pandemic is crucial to any pandemic lawmaking efforts. Chief among these concerns should be the centrality of human rights to global health security.…

FCGH Alliance
November 21, 2021

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An international treaty enshrining the right to health should be part of post-covid reforms

Eric A Friedman, Kelly E Perry, and Luiz GalvãoOriginally published in The BMJ Opinion | June 24, 2021 As covid-19 claimed ever more lives, destroyed livelihoods, and overwhelmed health systems, world leaders and global health experts rightly recognized the shortcomings of…

FCGH Alliance
July 6, 2021

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Reform or Revolution in Global Health?

Precious Matsoso, Paulo Buss, Leigh Kamore HaynesIn Project Syndicate | June 7, 2021 The World Health Organization’s governing body of health ministers has responded to a call from dozens of world leaders for a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response,…

FCGH Alliance
June 10, 2021