In a week that started with a terrible attack on the Jewish community in Bondi and with ramifications nationally and globally – there is a need more than ever to lean on, strengthen and protect community. As we mourn each individual who needlessly lost their lives, it is communities which will carry their families through […]
In October 2022, Day Four Projects hosted a webinar in collaboration with the Australian Global Health Alliance (AGHA) as part of their “Collaboration for Systems Change” series. This insightful session featured our Executive Directer, Dr. Selina Namchee Lo who shared their expertise and experiences in driving systemic change in global health. Highlights of the Webinar: […]
MEDIA RELEASE: World must act now to prevent the next pandemic As new COVID variants continue to emerge, global leaders are being urged to commit to a new pandemic prevention accord and funding system when they meet in New York for three high level United Nations meetings this week. Professor Brendan Crabb, Chair of the […]
25 April 2023 Technology offers new hope in the fight against malaria As we mark World Malaria Day, Pacific Friends of Global Health has urged Australia and other wealthy nations to maintain political and financial commitment as new scientific breakthroughs offer fresh potential to save lives. This year’s World Malaria Day falls on ANZAC Day. […]
Pacific Friends of Global Health prepared a submission it’s help inform DFAT’s new international development policy. Read the full submission here.
In December 2022, The Australian Global Health Alliance, hosted jointly by the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, addressed the ongoing women’s revolution in Iran, ignited by the death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini in police custody in September 2022. Our webinar featured a crucial discussion with three prominent female Iranian academics, who shared insights […]
In 2022, we convened our Congress with an expert panel to discuss pressing issues such as the lived experiences of floods and heatwaves in Australia and the region. The panel emphasized the need for integrating and respecting diverse knowledge systems, including those of global and First Nations communities, and examined the effectiveness of communication platforms […]
MEDIA RELEASE 22 September 2022 Pacific Friends of Global Health welcomes Australia’s commitment of AU$266 million over three years to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria at its pledging meeting held in New York overnight and hosted by President Biden. It is a welcome contribution to help restore momentum in the fight […]
MEDIA RELEASE 25 April 2022 Pacific Friends of Global Health is calling on the next federal government to urgently invest in the battle to fight malaria in the Pacific and South East Asia, with cases and deaths on the rise. Today marks World Malaria Today and despite years of steady progress, the fight against the […]
Saturday 9 April 2022 End COVID For All and Pacific Friends of Global Health have commended the Australian Government’s pledge of $85 million and at least 10 million COVID vaccine doses to the COVAX Advanced Market Commitment (AMC). At the 2022 Gavi COVAX AMC Summit, held overnight, governments, international organisations, civil society and the private […]
The Commonwealth’s decision to allocate additional funds to global COVID-19 vaccination and broader health efforts has been welcomed by the Pacific Friends of Global Health. However, further commitment will be necessary to meet the urgency of the world’s needs to address the pandemic and restore progress against major infectious diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Pacific […]
The below document outline a series of recommendations, on behalf of Pacific Friends of Global Health, for the upcoming 2022-23 Federal Budget.
Dear Prime Minister, We write to you out of our grave concern regarding the state of global vaccine inequity, and the opportunity we believe Australia has to help address this vital issue affecting us all….DOWNLOAD PDF OF LETTER
Thursday, December 2, 2021 Australia’s leading epidemiologists, global health, business, development and aid organisations have united to call on the Federal Government to urgently ramp up its global vaccination efforts following the emergence of the Omicron variant. The coalition, brought together by End COVID For All, includes the Business Council of Australia, the Australian Global […]
