Issues
Challenges and Opportunities for Global Health Equity and the Right to Health
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Global Health Equity is Becoming Elusive
The Covid-19 pandemic was a defining moment for the global community that irrevocably exposed critical gaps and malignances of the global health system with regard to health equity. The pandemic deepened existing health inequalities and led to the erosion of global health solidarity, even in its aftermath, perpetuated by the failings of existing systems and largely fueled by commercial interests. There is an urgent need for a just and equitable global health architecture that responds to these pressing challenges. CeHDI facilitates platforms and creates opportunities for voices and priorities of the Global South to be represented, included and contribute towards an equitable global health architecture.
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Global Health Solidarity is Becoming Multipolar
Global health solidarity—a cornerstone for advancing the Right to Health and cooperation among countries to collectively respond to global health crises—is under strain due to widening geopolitical differences and conflicts. Global health solidarity is increasingly becoming multipolar, posing both opportunities and challenges. CeHDI seizes this as an opportunity and works with like-minded countries to advance global health equity.
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Risk of Rollback of Our Gains in Global Health is Increasing
The risk of undoing decades of progress in global health is a pressing concern. The valuable lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic are being forgotten, and we are far from being ready to prevent similar global health inequities should another pandemic arise. There is an erosion of global solidarity and consensus on global health issues, including agreements on a pandemic accord, settling the principles for benefit-sharing, ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health services and rights and the climate health crises. CeHDI will facilitate platforms among like-minded countries and work towards narrowing the divide to advance the Right to Health and protect our gains in global health.
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