The Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP) blog series. March 30, 2023 By Nellie Bristol When Charonda Johnson’s 62-year-old father died from a COVID-19 infection in July, 2020, in addition to intense grief, she felt rage. A US Air Force Iraq war
UN High Level Pandemic Meeting Should Be Only the Beginning
The Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP) blog series. March 9, 2023 By Nellie Bristol While negotiations continue at the World Health Organization (WHO) on a new pandemic accord and amendments to the International Health Regulations, plans also are evolving toward a UN high level meeting
African Leaders Commit to Tackling Pandemic Fueled Routine Immunization Deficits
The Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP) blog series. February 23, 2023 By Nellie Bristol In the face of falling routine immunization rates and recent spikes in some vaccine preventable diseases, African leaders pledged this week to “reignite the political will” to
Fatal Lack of Oxygen During Pandemic Peaks Spurs Action to End Enduring Shortages
The Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP) blog series. February 10, 2023 By Nellie Bristol Access to medical oxygen literally has been a matter of life and death during COVID-19 peaks and shortages have had devastating effects in many countries around the
Communicators Require New Approaches to Build Trust in Science and Public Health
The Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP) blog series. January 25, 2023 By Nellie Bristol Public health communicators need to change their approaches to ensure that those hesitant about vaccines “will adopt the desirable behavior and feel good about it,” said Michelle
High Level Health Emergency Council Proposed for WHO Executive Board Review
The Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP) blog series. January 12, 2023 By Nellie Bristol As health security improvement efforts continue at all governmental levels, World Health Organization (WHO) is advancing ten proposals aimed at strengthening its role and effectiveness in health emergency preparedness
Global Health Security Agenda Needs Stronger Core to Increase Effectiveness
The Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP) blog series. December 12, 2022 By Nellie Bristol The Global Health Security Agenda launched in early 2014 as a bold attempt to jump start health emergency capacity building in low- and middle-income countries. Backed