News

31/1/2024

New international consortium for enabling access to medical innovations

Wemos, Health Action International (HAI), Innovarte and Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) are happy and proud to announce that they are forming a consortium for the next four years to improve global access to medical innovations. Read more

News

30/1/2024

Investing in global health is investing in the Netherlands

Today, 30th January 2024, is an important day for global health. The Dutch House of Representatives will debate the annual budget for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, which includes significant cuts in the areas of global health and sexual and reproductive health and rights. With the Dutch Global Health Alliance, we urge not to cut investments. Read more

News

23/1/2024

Campaign for fair medicine prices: play Monopoly, the Medicine Edition

In a new video by Dutch comedian and presenter Roel Maalderink, pharmaceutical company Katjing Farma presents a new game: Monopoly, the Medicine Edition. The video shows that in the current medicine market, making extreme profits is more important than health. The video is part of a Dutch campaign by Wemos for fair medicine prices. Read more

News

15/1/2024

Wemos welcomes new supervisory board members

Wemos is pleased to welcome two new members to our supervisory board: Katri Bertram and Leigh Kamore Haynes. With their extended expertise on global health, relevant networks and experience, they will actively contribute to our organization’s course and further strengthen our position and (global) ambitions. Read more

News

20/12/2023

Infographic: where are Europe’s health workers going?

Our new infographic shows where Europe's health workers are going and how the European Commission can improve access to healthcare by strengthening and standardizing data on health worker mobility. Read more

News

19/12/2023

Highlights 2023

With our team and partners around the world, we have contributed to structural change by addressing the root causes of health inequity, presenting solutions and calling for action. In the interactive document below, we present some of our 2023 highlights. Read more

News

18/12/2023

Policy brief on making the Global Financing Facility more effective and equitable in Ethiopia

CORHA and Wemos published a policy brief with recommendations on how to make the Global Financing Facility (GFF)'s investment in Ethiopia more effective towards a strong health system and health equity. Read more and download the brief. Read more

News

12/12/2023

Infographic: how to ensure fair prices for medicines

Why don't we pay a fair price for medicines? And most importantly, how can we change that? In a new (Dutch) infographic, we answer these questions. It shows what is currently going wrong and what the solutions are. Read more

Blog

6/12/2023

Challenging the World Bank’s privatization model for health systems

In our session at the Civil Society Policy Forum during the World Bank Annual Meetings, Wemos and partners questioned the finance model proposed by the World Bank and discussed the consequences of investing in for-profit private healthcare for universal health coverage. Read the summary and watch the full recording. Read more