Parliamentarians are vital to building and sustaining the political will to invest in HIV and global health responses. Engaged and committed parliamentarians exist across the world, but until now there has been no mechanism for global knowledge-sharing, capacity-building, and coordination of these lawmakers and their advocacy; both within and between parliaments. The new Global Parliamentary … Continued
STOPAIDS is looking to hire a freelance consultant for approximately 8 days between July-early August 2024 Please see Terms of Reference (ToR) for this consultancy for a research piece mapping the Global Health Architecture & the UK’s health priorities. STOPAIDS Consultancy Terms of Reference – Future Vision of Multilateralism (June-July 2024) Overview of project: Conduct a mapping of … Continued
STOPAIDS, ONE Campaign, Malaria No More, Results UK, The Borgen Project, Unicef and TB Alert have developed a Parliamentary Candidates Briefing 2024, asking for elected MPs to support global health by ensuring the UK continues to be a major donor to both Gavi and the Global Fund, by championing their replenishments in 2024/25. Following the next election, there will be the funding replenishments … Continued
The Digital Health and Rights Project (DHRP) brings together international social scientists, human rights lawyers, health advocates, and networks of people living with HIV, to conduct research and advocate for rights-based digital governance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, Vietnam, and globally. We use a transnational participatory action research approach, centering the voices and leadership of diverse … Continued
As Member States approach the final Intergovernmental Negotiating Body meeting of the Pandemic Accord it is critical that the role of civil society (particularly community-led organisations) is recognised and supported. In this briefing, STOPAIDS, GNP+, WACI Health, AVAC and GFAN share key proposals to ensure the meaningful participation of civil society and communities in the proposed Conference of the Parties.
In November 2023, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs (FCDO) released a White Paper on International Development. STOPAIDS’ analysis of the white paper reveals noteworthy elements such as the commitment to digital transformation, emphasis on equal partnership and local production, and recognition of the critical role played by the World Health Organisation. Despite these … Continued
The work of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) responsible for drafting and negotiating a WHO Pandemic Accord is at a crucial moment. With 6 months remaining, it is critical that civil society and communities can bring their expertise and experience to this process in an effective and meaningful way. Ahead of the resumed INB7 meeting … Continued
The Principles of Meaningful Involvement of Communities and Civil Society in Global Health Governance have been developed by collating the experiences of communities and civil society in global health to suggest what lessons and principles we should take forward in global health governance. Drawing on years of established practice across the majority of the largest … Continued
STOPAIDS and partners developed a statement comparing the commitments in the 2019 UHC Political Declaration and the 2023 UHC Political Declaration, focusing on the following areas: References To HIV Human Rights Language Communities Integration In summary, the 2023 UHC Political Declaration takes positive steps towards prioritising person-centred care, better coordination in healthcare, and increased recognition … Continued
In 2020, STOPAIDS, Aidsfonds, Frontline AIDS, & Civil Society Sustainability Network (CSSN) published a report titled ‘HIV, Universal Health Coverage, and the Future of the Global Health Architecture: A civil society discussion paper on key trends and principles for evolution‘. The report collated some of the experiences of the HIV movement and suggested what lessons and principles might inform the development of the global health architecture going forward, including the meaningful … Continued