💊🌍 How can we unlock the potential of socially responsible licensing (SRL) to improve global access to publicly funded medical innovations? This was the central question of the event that Wemos co-organized on September 16, together with the Dutch Ministries of Health and Foreign Affairs, as part of the Global Health Hub - the Netherlands. With SRL, universities and other public research institutes can attach conditions when licensing publicly funded medical discoveries to private companies, helping to ensure that these innovations remain affordable and accessible to everyone, including people in lower- and middle-income countries. In other words, SRL secures that public investment in medical innovation delivers public benefits. Together with speakers from the Medicines Patent Pool, Unitaid, UMCNL/Erasmus MC, Brightlands and Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport, we explored current initiatives on SRL and how SRL can become standard practice in publicly funded medical innovation. 🛠️ The event demonstrated that excellent tools for SRL already exist - tools that universities and other public research institutes can use to ensure that as many people as possible have affordable access to medical innovations, without compromising commercial interests. A key example of this is the Affordable Access Plan of the Medicines Patent Pool, which has already been adopted by various universities worldwide. As Ella Weggen, global health expert at Wemos, concluded: "Let us build on what we have heard today: share the tools, strengthen the dialogue between funders, universities, governments and industry, and continue turning good examples into common practice." We thank all speakers and participants for their valuable contributions! Read our recently published guidance brief on applying SRL 👉 https://lnkd.in/eUDiFZjh #AccessToMedicines #HealthEquity #SociallyResponsibleLicensing Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
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Wemos drives structural change to realize global health justice.
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We are Wemos. We strive for a world where everyone can be as healthy as possible. No matter who you are and where you live. Health is essential for everyone. We all have the right to receive good healthcare and be protected from disease. Unfortunately, this is not a given. Due to lack of health workers, limited access to medicines and insufficient funding of health systems, many people in the world do not get the healthcare they need. We believe that it is possible to change this, through better policy, legislation and funding. With a passionate team of experts and partners around the world, we influence policy and bring about structural change. As a critical friend of policymakers, we address the root causes of problems, present solutions and call for action. Our work improves health systems and thus the well-being of people worldwide. Together we build a healthier life for all of us.
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http://www.wemos.org
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- 1979
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- Human Resources for Health, Health Unlimited, Global Health Governance, Global Health, Finance for Health, Access to Medicines en Health Justice
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🔔 We are pleased to present our new guidance brief: "Unlocking the potential of socially responsible licensing of medical innovations". Socially responsible licensing (SRL) is a practical and powerful tool to improve global access to publicly funded medical innovations. With SRL, universities and other public research institutes can attach conditions when licensing medical innovations to private companies, helping to ensure that these innovations become affordable and accessible to everyone, including patients in lower- and middle-income countries. Our guidance brief explores how SRL can be applied to ensure that public investments in medical innovation deliver an optimal public return - without jeopardizing commercial incentives. The guidance brief provides: ✅ a checklist of guiding questions ✅ an overview of possible contractual clauses ✅ practical solutions to current barriers ✅ examples of where and how SRL is already being applied ✅ recommendations to all relevant stakeholders 🎯 Let's make SRL standard practice. Read the guidance brief 👉 https://lnkd.in/eUDiFZjh #AccessToMedicines #HealthEquity #SociallyResponsibleLicensing
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Wemos has joined 186 civil society organizations from across Europe in calling on the European Commission to restore funding for civil society to contribute to strengthening healthcare systems and health crisis preparedness in the EU. Health-focused civil society organizations play an essential role: they defend the public interest, bring independent expertise to EU decision-making and give citizens a voice in shaping health policies. Yet, as part of the EU4Health funding programme, the European Commission decided to discontinue operating grants for civil society organizations from 2025 onwards. At the same time, civil society organizations across Europe are facing growing financial pressure and a more challenging environment in which to operate. Sustainable and transparent funding is essential to maintaining an independent, diverse and effective civil society and ensuring that it can play its full role in European democracy. 📢 We are calling for the European Commission to restore dedicated funding for civil society organizations and recognize the vital role they play in promoting public health and giving citizens a voice. Read our joint call and see the list of signatories 👉 https://lnkd.in/e6Bz6E9U #TogetherForEUHealthCivilSociety #EU4Health #PublicHealth
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🎉 We are proud to announce the launch of a new, groundbreaking Dutch alliance to promote and protect sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) worldwide: the SRHR Next Alliance. Minister van Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking | Sjoerd Sjoerdsma officially marked the start of the SRHR Next Alliance yesterday. The alliance combines the forces of eleven Dutch organizations to offer a powerful response to severe global cuts to SRHR and the rise of anti-rights movements undermining SRHR. In addition to Wemos, the alliance consists of Aidsfonds, Amref Health Africa NL, CHOICE for Youth & Sexuality, COC Nederland, Hivos, Liliane Fonds, Oxfam Novib, Plan International Nederland, Rutgers, expertisecentrum seksualiteit, and VSO Nederland. The alliance kicks off with a programme together with local partners in eight countries to promote and improve SRHR services, information and education: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Niger, Mali, Kenya, Uganda, Lebanon and Jordan. The launch of the SRHR Next Alliance is a strong signal of the Netherlands' commitment to a world where everyone can make informed decisions about their bodies, health and relationships, free from discrimination and violence. 📷 In the photo: Minister Sjoerdsma (second from the left) with representatives of the alliance members at the launch of the SRHR Next Alliance. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eGmh-bfP #SRHRNext #SRHR
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🌍 Lives saved and people reached are vital measures of impact. But what makes those results possible? Between 2020 and 2024, Dutch investment in global health and sexual and reproductive health and rights helped: 🔹 89 countries strengthen outbreak detection and response 🔹 28 countries expand their national vaccine research capacity 🔹 45 countries strengthen primary healthcare These results may be less visible than the number of treatments delivered or lives saved. But they are just as important. They show how investment can strengthen health systems, support local leadership and help countries respond to future health threats. This summer, we are revisiting the evidence on the lasting impact of Dutch investment in global health and SRHR. The research was conducted by Charlie Nederpelt, an independent consultant at Amphi – Public Health Informatics, and commissioned by the Dutch Global Health Alliance and the SRHR Platform. 👉 Swipe through the carousel to explore the results. 👉 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eP-dm5Er #NLForHealth #GlobalHealth #SRHR #HealthSystems
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Are you passionate about global health justice and communications, and do you want to gain work experience at an expert and dedicated organization? Here's your chance! We offer the opportunity to do an internship at Wemos. In this internship, you will support the communications and (online and offline) events for our projects in the areas of access to medicines, finance for health, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. You can still respond until August 26. If you know someone who might be interested, please let them know. Read the full job description 👉 https://lnkd.in/ekRFdwqJ #Internship #GlobalHealth
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"Wie bezuinigt op ontwikkelingssamenwerking, investeert onbedoeld in antibioticaresistentie." dat schrijft Aletta D. Jansen Jansen, Global Health Expert bij Amref Health Africa NL, in een recent artikel.💬 Zoals ook wordt benadrukt in de recente Risicoscan internationale dreigingen voor de Nederlandse volksgezondheid van het RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, vormt antimicrobiële resistentie (AMR) een van de grootste bedreigingen voor de #volksgezondheid in Nederland. Daarbij moeten we ons realiseren dat resistente bacteriën zich niets aantrekken van landsgrenzen. Ze verspreiden zich via mensen, dieren, voedselsystemen en ecosystemen. Daarom kan AMR niet uitsluitend met nationale maatregelen worden aangepakt. In haar artikel, gepubliceerd door JOOP (BNNVARA), pleit Aletta voor blijvende en gerichte investeringen in mondiale gezondheidssystemen als essentieel onderdeel van de aanpak van AMR. Daarnaast wijst zij erop dat bezuinigingen op ontwikkelingssamenwerking leiden tot verzwakking van juist die systemen die helpen om #AMR te voorkomen.🤝 Dat sluit nauw aan bij waar wij als de Dutch Global Health Alliance voor pleiten: ✅Structurele financiële steun voor sterkere gezondheidssystemen; Investeren in de versterking van laboratoriumcapaciteit in Nederland én daarbuiten; ✅Investeren in een integrale aanpak van infectiepreventie en -bestrijding; ✅Versterking van surveillance- en monitoringssystemen voor grensoverschrijdende gezondheidsdreigingen; ✅Capaciteitsopbouw op het gebied van verantwoord antibioticagebruik en paraatheid voor én respons op pandemieën. Terwijl de discussies over ontwikkelingssamenwerking voortduren, mogen we niet vergeten dat in een onderling verbonden wereld de gezondheidsveiligheid van #Nederland afhankelijk is van mondiale solidariteit en gedeelde verantwoordelijkheid. Elke investering in het voorkomen van AMR en het versterken van gezondheidssystemen wereldwijd, is een investering in oplossingen die ook de volksgezondheid in Nederland beschermen. 🔗Lees het artikel hier: https://lnkd.in/ep2audr4 🔗Lees de Risicoscan van RIVM: https://lnkd.in/ehev-AZW #NLforHealth
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💊💰 Medicijnen die met belastinggeld zijn ontwikkeld, zouden toegankelijk en betaalbaar moeten zijn voor iedereen die ze nodig heeft. De Europese Unie kan dit bewerkstelligen door voorwaarden te verbinden aan haar financiering van onderzoek voor de ontwikkeling van nieuwe medicijnen - voorwaarden die betaalbare toegang garanderen. Dat betoogt Ella Weggen, expert geneesmiddelenbeleid bij Wemos, in een opiniestuk voor NRC. In de EU wordt nu onderhandeld over een nieuw financieringskader voor innovatie en onderzoek voor de periode 2028-2034. Dit is een uitgelezen kans om bepalingen op te nemen die de toegankelijkheid en betaalbaarheid bevorderen van de medicijnen die voortkomen uit dit onderzoek. Nederland moet zich hiervoor inzetten. "Het is heel simpel: als de EU geld investeert in innovatie, moet die innovatie ook ten goede komen aan de EU en de gezondheid van haar burgers." 📰 Lees het opiniestuk: https://lnkd.in/ec2GjEXd #medicijnenvooriedereen #FP10
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💊💰❓ Wat zou een eerlijke prijs zijn voor een medicijn? Niemand die het weet (behalve de farmaceut). Overheden onderhandelen geblinddoekt met farmaceuten over de prijs van nieuwe medicijnen. Ze weten bijvoorbeeld niet hoeveel het heeft gekost om het medicijn te ontwikkelen en hoeveel andere landen betalen voor hetzelfde medicijn. Nieuw onderzoek van het European Fair Pricing Network laat zien dat dit gebrek aan informatie leidt tot forse prijsverschillen tussen landen in Europa. Dat betekent dat veel landen meer betalen voor een medicijn dan nodig is. Dat gaat om een hoop belastinggeld, dat ook aan andere belangrijke zorg had kunnen worden besteed. 📢 Wemos pleit daarom, samen met andere organisaties en experts, voor transparantie in de farmaceutische sector. Transparantie over de ontwikkelingskosten, over de hoeveelheid publiek geld dat hierin is geïnvesteerd en over de prijzen die overheden betalen. Lees meer over het onderzoek in het persbericht van KWF Kankerbestrijding 👉 https://lnkd.in/ePWxGKnF #geengeheim #medicijnenvooriedereen
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💉🌍 Two shots a year could prevent HIV. Let's ensure that everyone can get them. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières - USA has launched the global campaign "Two Shots. $40. Everywhere." to demand access for all to lenacapavir, Gilead's groundbreaking medicine to treat and prevent HIV. 💰 Just two injections per year can provide highly effective HIV prevention. Although lenacapavir can be produced and sold for less than 40 US dollars per person per year, Gilead charges more than 28,000 US dollars per year in the United States. ⛔ Access barriers go beyond pricing. 26 middle-income countries have been excluded from Gilead's voluntary licensing agreements for generic production, including four countries that helped demonstrate the drug's effectiveness through clinical trials. Meanwhile, supply remains far below global need, and health and humanitarian organizations ready to deliver the medicine are still unable to access it. Wemos stands with MSF in calling Gilead to: ✅ Reduce the price of lenacapavir to less than 40 US dollars per person in all low- and middle-income countries ✅ Ensure the supply matches the scale of the demand ✅ Sell lenacapavir to health and humanitarian organizations serving communities at highest risk Scientific innovation only fulfills its promise when people can access it. ✍️ Sign the call to Gilead: https://lnkd.in/e5923p22 #AccessToMedicines #GlobalHealth ##HealthEquity
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