GHTC submitted written testimony to the Senate State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Appropriations Subcommittee urging them to sustain and protect global health R&D funding in the fiscal year 2020 (FY21) budget.
GHTC endorsed the Global Health Security and Diplomacy Act, introduced last week by US Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Ben Cardin (D-MD). The bill authorizes US$3 billion toward rebuilding America's pandemic defense system, including investing in global vaccine efforts through the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations [CEPI].
GHTC submitted written testimony to the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee urging them to sustain and protect global health R&D funding in the fiscal year 2020 (FY21) budget.
GHTC endorsed a sign-on letter from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA) urging the US government to engage with the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT Accelerator), a global initiative designed to drive the development and availability of COVID-19 vaccines.