Annual Report 2020 – A Year Like No Other In HAI’s Annual Report 2020, we reflect on access to medicines in a year like no other. For us, just like the whole world, 2020 was a year of immense… HAI Admin 29 March 2021
MPs and MEPs Call for TRIPS Waiver In a new statement, hundreds of MEPs and MPs demand real text-based negotiations for a TRIPS Waiver at the World Trade Organization and for the European Commission to stop harming… HAI Admin 23 March 2021
Challenging the IP Protection Framework A little over a year ago, COVID-19 had not yet been declared a pandemic. Even so, an overuse of intellectual property (IP) protection already constituted a serious obstacle for access… HAI Admin 22 March 2021
Teen mothers defy odds and return to school after giving birth Author: Lilian Kaivilu | Producer: Dorothy Okemo In our blog series “Four tales from Narok County, Kenya” we put the spotlight on the healthcare situation of people living in this… HAI Admin 19 March 2021
No Profit on a Pandemic The No Profit on Pandemic campaign is a European Citizens’ Initiative calling on the European Commission to do everything in its power to make anti-pandemic vaccines and treatments a global… HAI Admin 6 March 2021
5 reasons to support the European Citizens’ Initiative No Profit On Pandemic This is a guest blog written by Oxfam France in support of the No Profit on Pandemic campaign and translated into English. Sign the initiative: www.noprofitonpandemic.eu One year ago, the… HAI Admin 6 March 2021
5 redenen om het Europees burgerinitiatief No Profit on Pandemic te steunen This is a guest blog written by Oxfam France in support of the No Profit on Pandemic campaign and translated into Dutch. Een jaar geleden betreurde Nederland haar eerste sterfgeval… HAI Admin 6 March 2021
Abandoned Youth Centres Reducing Youth Empowerment Author: Lilian Kaivilu | Producer: Dorothy Okemo In our blog series “Four tales from Narok County, Kenya” we put the spotlight on the healthcare situation of people living in this… HAI Admin 4 March 2021
How a tourism officer became a key link between his community and health facilities Author: Lilian Kaivilu | Producer: Dorothy Okemo In our blog series “Four tales from Narok County, Kenya” we put the spotlight on the healthcare situation of people living in this district, with… HAI Admin 4 March 2021
Over 100 MEPs call for a TRIPS Waiver In a declaration to the European Commission and European Council, a cross-party group of 115 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have urged the European Commission and the European Council… HAI Admin 24 February 2021
A 20km walk to buy a face mask and no essential medicines: Tales of a lone health worker in Ololung’a’s only health facility – photo essay Author: Lilian Kaivilu | Producer: Dorothy Okemo In our blog series “Four tales from Narok County, Kenya” we put the spotlight on the healthcare situation of people living in Narok… HAI Admin 11 February 2021
Access to Medicines in Europe The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across health systems in the Global North and South alike. It has also shone a light on the issue of access to medicines… HAI Admin 10 February 2021
The WHO Executive Board (EB148) in 2021 The WHO Executive Board (EB148) in 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic and attempts to achieve a global response will be high on the agenda at the 148th Session of World Health… HAI Admin 18 January 2021
Health Action International at 40 – A Word from Executive Director, Tim Reed Health Action International was born during the World Health Assembly in Geneva in 1981. A year in which the world celebrated the eradication of smallpox, brought about by a mass… HAI Admin 5 January 2021
Access to medicines in the EU in 2020 Our work to improve and secure access to medicines for everyone everywhere has taken on a new sense of urgency in the face of a pandemic for which, until recently… HAI Admin 14 December 2020
There is no UHC without Universal Medicines Coverage Written by HAI Executive Director Dr Tim Reed This has been adapted from a blog previously published on this website to mark Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day 2020. Very many… HAI Admin 11 December 2020
HAI’s Great Health Hack Delivers Great Ideas for Access to Meds On a less than typical day in October, Health Action International, in partnership with Wemos and Medicines Law & Policy, hosted the Great Health Hack—a Diplohack bringing together people from… HAI Admin 24 November 2020
Pharmaceutical promotion: how does it impact rational use of medicine? Pharmaceutical promotion: how does it impact rational use of medicine? Every year, Health Action International (HAI) accepts a few bright and ambitious students into its internship programme at our Amsterdam… HAI Admin 19 October 2020
Europe Faces a Critical Time of Key Medicine Shortages Amidst a Pandemic Medicine shortages constitute a cross-border health threat that can have serious consequences for the lives and wellbeing of patients across Europe. Although shortages in countries like the Netherlands are nothing… HAI Admin 6 October 2020
What do the next five years have in store for the European Medicines Agency? Without resorting to cliché, it has been an unexpected and unprecedented year for the European Medicines Agency (EMA), as well as the rest of the world. At the beginning of… HAI Admin 30 September 2020
COVID-19 exposes weak health systems In Health Action International’s 40 years exploring and offering solutions to the eternal problem of weak health systems, we have never encountered a situation in which these weaknesses were so… HAI Admin 1 September 2020
Dutch institutions failing to register results of clinical trials A new report by Health Action International (HAI) and TranspariMED published today reveals the shocking failure of clinical trial sponsors in the Netherlands to meet their obligations to publish the… HAI Admin 20 August 2020
COVID-19 and Snakebite: Including the voices of our most marginalised In the summer of 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its highly anticipated global strategy on snakebite envenoming. It was a historical milestone that triggered a pipeline of funding… HAI Admin 6 August 2020
The significant impact of Health Technology Assessment discussions on national health systems Every year, Health Action International (HAI) accepts a few bright and ambitious students into its internship programme at our bustling Amsterdam headquarters. This provides valuable educational experience for students who are interested in conducting… HAI Admin 24 July 2020
COVID-19 risks turning back the clock on years of essential development work Over the years, governments in the Global North have, with varying degrees of success, provided commendable levels of support to help tackle challenges faced in low- and middle-income countries. More… HAI Admin 24 June 2020
Barriers and facilitators of access to Internationally Controlled Essential Medicines in Kenya Every year, HAI accepts a few bright and ambitious students into its internship programme at our bustling Amsterdam headquarters. This provides valuable educational experience for students who are interested in conducting research and/or advocacy… HAI Admin 16 June 2020
HAI Releases Annual Report 2019 Released today, Health Action International’s (HAI) Annual Report for 2019, Driving Change in Access to Medicines, is a bumper crop of achievements across all of our project areas. In it,… HAI Admin 11 June 2020
Clinical trials and COVID-19 This piece was written by HAI intern Simon Geukes. Developing viable vaccines and treatments to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic is a research priority worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO)… HAI Admin 28 May 2020
Reflections on the World Health Assembly Health Action International Executive Director, Dr Tim Reed, followed this week’s unprecedented virtual World Health Assembly with great interest. We asked Tim for some of his main takeaways from the… HAI Admin 20 May 2020
COVID-19 And Its Far-Reaching Health Impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa As the COVID-19 crisis continues to hold the world in its grip, more and more stories and prognoses are emerging about its impact on other aspects of life and health…. HAI Admin 8 May 2020