UN Member States Have an Unmissable Responsibility to Better Protect Us Against Outbreaks and Pandemics 29/06/2026 Helen Clark, Victor Dzau, Joy Phumaphi & Shingai Machingaidze This is a fact: a new pandemic threat is not a question of if, but when. Armed with this knowledge, all leaders must ask themselves: Are we ready, and what more must be done to protect our people and avoid an Ebola- or COVID-sized catastrophe? Over the last decade, outbreak and pandemic monitoring bodies and […] Continue reading -> New Chapter for Africa’s Malaria Response Through Accountability and Sovereignty 24/04/2026 Amma A Twum-Amoah , Joy Phumaphi & Michael Adekunle Charles The African Union Commission, the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) and the RBM Partnership to End Malaria each play a distinct role in Africa’s malaria response, from continental policy direction to member state leadership and accountability, to coordination of the broader global and regional partnership. This World Malaria Day (25 April), we write together because […] Continue reading -> Digital Scorecards Provide Citizens with Information on Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/01/2022 Joy Phumaphi & Yacine Djibo In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, putting communities and countries at the centre in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases, which affect some 1.5 billion people globally, is more important than ever before. New digital health tools can help us increase transparent reporting on progress and setbacks in achieving the NTD-related Sustainable Development Goals. […] Continue reading ->
New Chapter for Africa’s Malaria Response Through Accountability and Sovereignty 24/04/2026 Amma A Twum-Amoah , Joy Phumaphi & Michael Adekunle Charles The African Union Commission, the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) and the RBM Partnership to End Malaria each play a distinct role in Africa’s malaria response, from continental policy direction to member state leadership and accountability, to coordination of the broader global and regional partnership. This World Malaria Day (25 April), we write together because […] Continue reading -> Digital Scorecards Provide Citizens with Information on Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/01/2022 Joy Phumaphi & Yacine Djibo In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, putting communities and countries at the centre in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases, which affect some 1.5 billion people globally, is more important than ever before. New digital health tools can help us increase transparent reporting on progress and setbacks in achieving the NTD-related Sustainable Development Goals. […] Continue reading ->
Digital Scorecards Provide Citizens with Information on Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/01/2022 Joy Phumaphi & Yacine Djibo In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, putting communities and countries at the centre in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases, which affect some 1.5 billion people globally, is more important than ever before. New digital health tools can help us increase transparent reporting on progress and setbacks in achieving the NTD-related Sustainable Development Goals. […] Continue reading ->