The Australian Global Health Alliance is deeply concerned about the abrupt 90-day pause on United States (U.S) foreign aid imposed by the Trump Administration on 27 January 2025. Stirring widespread concern and confusion within global health communities, the stop work orders have already exerted considerable strain on global efforts to combat health-related challenges. The implications […]
In light of recent events, The Australian Global Health Alliance holds grave concerns for the health and wellbeing of all Iranian people, particularly for the health, safety and rights of women and girls. The Alliance strongly condemns the ongoing violence and suppression of free speech in Iran and the limited access to health resources for […]
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 […]
The Alliance undertook a consultation with members in November 2022 to prepare a submission into DFAT’s new international development policy. Key messages: Global Health is ultimately the health of all of us – not some of us and is affected by and in turn affects, social, legal, political, ecological, and commercial determinants health which require […]
Guidance on safely hosting in-person events during peak COVID-19 transmission periods VIEW IN PDF The Australian Global Health Alliance acknowledges the value and importance of interacting in-person for the continuation of some of our work. As the peak body for global health organisations in Australia, we have a responsibility to conduct our events safely. We […]
The Australian Global Health Alliance welcomes increased investment in overseas aid to address immediate COVID-19 and other global health challenges, and calls for a focus on health equity within a longer term vision to meet the growing challenges our region faces now and in the future. The 2022-23 Official Development Assistance budget will support a […]
Wednesday 30 March 2022 The Australian Global Health Alliance welcomes increased investment in overseas aid to address the immediate COVID-19 crisis and other global health battles, and calls for a focus on health equity with a longer term vision to meet the growing challenges our region faces now and in the future. The 2022-23 Official […]
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 Health Alliance, Burnet Institute, […]
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 […]
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 […]
GENEVA – The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today unanimously approved a new response mechanism to support countries to respond to COVID-19 and mitigate the impact on programs to fight HIV, TB, malaria and systems for health, effectively doubling the amount of available funding to up to US$1 billion. The […]
06 October 2021 WHO recommendation for wider use of the RTS,S malaria vaccine is largely based on data gathered during malaria vaccine pilots which took place in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and global health agency Unitaid have together committed nearly US$ 70 […]
Global leaders rally to accelerate access to COVID-19 vaccines for lower-income countries The “One World Protected” Event, hosted today by the United States and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, launched a campaign to raise US$ 2 billion for the global fight against COVID-19. The additional funding from donors and countries with MDB support will enable the […]
