On #WorldTBDay:
TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases — despite being preventable and curable.
As #FP10 is negotiated, the EU must invest in tackling TB and other neglected diseases.
Europe is at growing risk.
Read our article here: tinyurl.com/j3rba4ts

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Commissioner Síkela, as the #GlobalGateway is largely financed through the EU development budget, it must uphold TFEU Art. 208: poverty eradication comes first. Investments should reduce inequality and strengthen communities – not be used as a tool for #private interests.

Hi @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu! Oops, you forgot to include the Global Fund's 8th replenishment Summit. If the #EU is to be a #globalhealth leader like you called for in your #SOTEU, we call on the Commission to demonstrate its commitment to global health by pledging €800m tomorrow. #StopAtNothing

Discussing the future of global health research in the next #FP10, organised by our colleagues at
@dsw-intl.bsky.social and @globalhealthde.bsky.social and hosted by @germanyintheeu.bsky.social
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Today is World Polio Day!
💡Innovative financing is fuelling the fight to #EndPolio. Hear Zakaria Sbitri, @ec.europa.eu, explain what their innovative financing partnership with @eib.org & @gatesfoundation.bsky.social means and how smart investments are helping vaccines reach every child, everywhere.

📆 Can the EU deliver for Africa on health while respecting its sovereignty?

Join us on 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 for a high level panel.

Register for in person or online 👉 bit.ly/4noOWul

Come and join my small but impactful team!

Whilst the #EU spoke about critical raw materials, geopolitical priorities, and mobility (migration), the #AU (among others) emphasised the threat of future #pandemics, access to life saving #vaccines, and the unfairness of the current financial system towards Africa. (2/2)

Very interesting to see the discrepancy in priorities between the EU co-chair and the AU co-chair in their opening speeches:
(1/2)

All female panel at the #GHPF2025. 🎉
Great points made by @kstoreng.bsky.social on the need for public interests to take precedence over private interests in global health discussions. "Commitment to multi stakeholder inclusion cannot come at the expense of adequate rules and expectations for all"

Von der Leyen’s texts with Pfizer boss can be shared, says EU’s highest court European court of justice says no ‘plausible explanation’ given for denying New York Times access to texts from pandemic

When public money is used to honour contracts, transparency on how those contracts were negotiated and what the terms are is vital.
This is a landmark ruling.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

📣 @ec.europa.eu you now have a chance to match the EP’s ambition with a budget that will allow the EU to lead globally!

As you prepare the next #MFF proposal, we call for an ODA budget of at least €200 billion. Our prosperity and security are inextricably linked with those of our partners.

Imagine being a construction worker in Gujarat, India. You need to rest, but you might catch #malaria whilst you sleep...

Come see our exhibit on lives changed by #EU investments in #globalhealth at the @europarl.europa.eu (18/03-20/03) hosted by @charlesgoerens.bsky.social.

#EUPowersGlobalHealth

Come and see us and our amazing partners at the EP this week!

📣 The Power of EU Investments in Global Health exhibition is coming to the @europarl.europa.eu.

🌍 Join us and discover how the Global Fund & Gavi are making a real impact!

#EUPowersGlobalHealth

@charlesgoerens.bsky.social
@president.europarl.europa.eu
@eucouncil.bsky.social
@ec.europa.eu

We don't NEED to chose between #defence and #internationaldevelopment.
We DO need to #taxtherich to ensure the UK has the financial resources to ensure both defence needs and international development #commitments are met.
@ukparliament.parliament.uk @houseoflords.parliament.uk

#MustRead | Paul Okumu, Head of Secretariat of the Africa Platform, highlights the importance of #trust among partners, as well as the importance of providing support that adds value to partner countries that receive it.

#MustRead | Katja van der Meer from #ECDPM shared how imperative it is for #globalhealth to remain a central pillar of the #EUagenda. She notes that investments in global health are not only an altruistic endeavour: we will be able to combat health threats with stronger global health systems.

#MustRead | @muriellelaurent.bsky.social, MEP and member of the @europarl.europa.eu's DEVE committee for @socialistsanddemocrats.eu, stresses how the current world context generates more #inequalities and highlights the importance of using EU ODA to achieve the #SDGs.

Funding the future: the EU’s next chapter in development cooperation - Action Santé Mondiale GHA invited three experts to comment on the recent trends of EU international partnership, to highlight what is at stake and why the EU needs to scale up ODA its future long-term budget and developmen...

🗣️As @ec.europa.eu, @europarl.europa.eu & @eucouncil.bsky.social start discussions on the next #MFF & the EU’s external financing instruments, at Global Health Advocates, we invited 3 experts to share insights on the challenges, future opportunities, and recommendations: tinyurl.com/339bw2z3 (🧵)

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