Vision, mission and strategy
Our vision
Wemos envisions a world where we can all be as healthy as possible.
Our mission
We advocate structural change to achieve global health justice.
Global health justice
Global health justice means making sure everyone, everywhere, has a fair chance to be as healthy as possible. It’s about fixing unfair differences in health by building and funding health systems that provide quality care, promote well-being, and protect people from health threats.
Our guiding principles
Health is a human right
As health is a fundamental need, it is established as a human right in international treaties. Governments are therefore responsible and accountable for ensuring the conditions to achieve optimal access for all to healthcare, as well as protection against health threats. It also means that public health interests must take precedence over political and economic interests.
Health justice means leaving no one behind
No one should be left behind. This is a central promise of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There should be no unfair, avoidable or remediable differences in health outcomes among different groups of people, whether they are defined socially, economically, demographically, geographically or, for example, in terms of sex, gender, ethnicity, ability or sexual orientation.
Health justice requires structural change
Creating resilient health systems and health policies that benefit everyone calls for structural change. This includes political, economic and social change, both within countries and globally. It also means that change is needed in laws and priority-setting, financing mechanisms and medical innovation models, and better ways to involve stakeholders in policy development. At the same time, policy coherence across government departments – as well as national and international governing bodies – is essential, to avoid policies conflicting with health interests.
Health justice is a shared responsibility
In our globalized world, the pursuit of equitable access for all to quality healthcare, and protection against health threats, is a shared responsibility – as well as a shared benefit. Many actors have a role to play: governments, international donors, multilateral institutions, civil society and communities. Inequity between countries and populations often has its roots in colonial history. That is why high-income countries in particular have a responsibility to support progress towards global health justice.
Our core values
Grounded
We think and analyse well before we take our stand on any matter.
Constructive
We often call ourselves ‘the critical friend’. This means we are critical of policies and decisions that create barriers to health, but always aim to have constructive dialogue because we feel that is more effective than taking a very rigid stance.
Fair
We believe in equality, impartiality, honest communication and global and social justice.
