GHTC sent a letter to the UN Secretary General and submitted evidence to the High-Level Panel (HLP) urging them to incorporate the experience of product development partnerships (PDPs), which demonstrate a variety of barriers to access to health technologies.
GHTC sent a letter welcoming incoming Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Gayle Smith, highlighting the agency’s work on global health R&D and urging her to continue to support this work as administrator.
GHTC and members of the global health community sent a letter to Representatives Albio Sires (D-NJ) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), thanking them for sponsoring the Global Health Innovation Act (HR 2241) and highlighting the importance of the US Agency for International Development's annual report on health-related R&D.
GHTC sent a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), calling for President Obama to prioritize global health R&D in his fiscal year 2017 (FY2017) budget.