On 9 March 2022 Civil Society Representatives to the Therapeutics Pillar of the ACT-A sent a letter to Albert Bourla (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Pfizer) expressing concerns about several global access concerns regarding Paxlovid. A copy of the letter can be found here.
On Monday February 22nd 2021, the Platform sent to the major actors within ACT-A a letter providing details about the changes civil society and communities are asking for in order to increase transparency and accountability in decision-making to ensure the ACT-A is more inclusive going forward. We have called for a new culture of transparency
The Platform for ACT-A Civil Society and Community Representatives are currently inviting applications for two representatives (one Community representative and one NGO representative) to the ACT-A Facilitation Council Financial & Resource Mobilisation Working Group. The Financial & Resource Mobilisation Working Group supports the ACT-A Facilitation Council as well as the ACT-A partnership on finance and resource mobilization related matters and acts
Since May 2020 the Platform for ACT-A Civil Society & Community Representatives (the Platform) – co-led by WACI Health, STOPAIDS and GFAN – has been supporting community and civil society representatives in the platform and advocating for and ensuring that every aspect of the ACT-A has reserved space for communities and civil society to bring
Ahead of the ACT-A Facilitation Council meeting on Friday 15 October, the Platform has shared a letter with the Facilitation Council Co-chairs and lead agencies of ACT-A outlining key issues to be addressed in the ongoing strategy development process. The letter is supported by over 50 civil society and community organisations and can be found
Over a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic and the establishment of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A), questions about future pandemic preparedness responses are dominating global public health discussions. The ACT-A recently undertook a review for the stated purpose of potentially extending its mandate until the end of 2022, primarily on
The Communities and Civil Society ACT-A Platform is seeking interested individuals for the following distinct roles:● Project Lead (0.8 FTE)● Platform Coordinator (0.8 FTE)● Pillar Focal Points (0.4 FTE x 4 positions – with the possibility of Focal Points having 2 roles) Vaccines/COVAX, Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Health Systems Connector Deadlines:Applications are due by June 23rd
The Covid-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) was recently relaunched and community and civil society representatives in ACT-A released a statement welcoming the re-launch and urging immediate support for C-TAP. Read the full statement which includes key asks of manufacturers, donors and governments to support, fund and operationalise C-TAP urgently here. The full statement is available
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