Dr Marg Ewen Receives the Helen Clark-JoPPP Award The winners of the 2019 Helen Clark- JoPPP Award for Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice Research have been announced! We are thrilled that HAI Senior Projects Manager, Marg Ewen, is this… Bobbi Klettke 12 July 2019
In Memory of Royjan Taylor We are tremendously saddened to have learned of the passing of our friend and colleague, Royjan Taylor, who died unexpectedly on Wednesday 12 June 2019 in hospital in Nairobi, Kenya…. Bobbi Klettke 26 June 2019
Staff Spotlight: Sabrina Hennecke What do you get when you combine curiosity, diligence, ambition and intellect? That’s easy—our Assistant Project Officer for Snakebite, Sabrina Hennecke. In this edition of Health Action International’s ‘Staff Spotlight’,… Bobbi Klettke 23 November 2018
Staff Spotlight: Jaume Vidal In this edition of #StaffSpotlight, we present Jaume Vidal, a Policy Advisor on Health Action International’s (HAI) European Projects team. When you see Jaume in the office, he’s often teasing… Bobbi Klettke 31 October 2018
Time for a Treaty? ReAct Reports on Second Consultation on Global Development & Stewardship Framework to Combat AMR by MAARTEN VAN DER HEIJDEN, Policy Associate, ReAct – Action on Antibiotic Resistance Last week, the Second Consultation of Member States and Partners on the Global Development and Stewardship Framework… Bobbi Klettke 11 October 2018
Medicijnen: de link met de maatschappij Guest blog by FEMKE HEDDEMA, former HAI intern Last week, we held a successful event in The Hague on public health and innovation in the Netherlands. The success of the… Bobbi Klettke 2 October 2018
Onze collega gaat terug naar (Utrecht Summer) School By GABY OOMS, Research Officer Afgelopen week mocht ik na 1,5 jaar weer voor een week achter de schoolbanken schuiven voor het vak ‘pharmaceutical policy analysis’ die werd georganiseerd door… Bobbi Klettke 27 July 2018
A Week of Promise for Access to Medicines by ALEX LAWRENCE, Communications Advisor At the 71st World Health Assembly, the great and the good (and sometimes, not so good) of global health came together on some of the… Bobbi Klettke 31 May 2018
What Role Can Civil Society Play in the European Regulatory Process? by ANCEL.LA SANTOS, Senior Policy Advisor The formal engagement of patients and consumers in the pharmaceutical regulatory process helps ensure that important decisions about medicines take into account the thoughts… Bobbi Klettke 21 February 2018
On the Road in Kilifi County: HAI Launches Snakebite Programme in Kenya by BEN WALDMANN, Snakebite Project Manager and SOPHIE VON BERNUS, Project Associate Health Action International’s (HAI) snakebite team temporarily traded the grey skies of Amsterdam for the sunny coasts of… Bobbi Klettke 12 February 2018
Open Science for Health: Shaping the New Framework Programme by JAUME VIDAL, Policy Advisor – Europe Health Action International (HAI) and Commons Network were joined last week in a packed room at the European Parliament by European Union lawmakers,… Bobbi Klettke 7 February 2018
Staff Spotlight: Evelien Colenberg The old saying that “money makes the world go round” is especially true for non-governmental organisations, like ours. Without it, HAI wouldn’t be able to realise our access to medicines… Bobbi Klettke 16 January 2018
EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: A bad deal for transparency, policy coherence and access to medicines by JAUME VIDAL, Policy Advisor – Europe The European Union (EU) and Mercosur have been negotiating a free trade agreement for the last 16 years, with talks picking up pace… Bobbi Klettke 14 December 2017
Facing a Global Threat – Roadmap to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance and the Bumps Along the Way Interview with HELLE AARGAARD, Policy Advisor at ReAct – Action on Antibiotic Resistance The Member State Consultation on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) proposed roadmap for the Global Development and Stewardship Framework… Bobbi Klettke 6 December 2017
The Forgotten Victims of Snakebite by BIRTE BOGATZ, Communications Advisor Scola Kiplagat from Emsos, Kenya was just two when she died. Her cries awoke her parents on the night of her death, but they couldn’t… Bobbi Klettke 30 November 2017
New Dutch Government Must Ensure Transparency to Control Medicine Prices by JAUME VIDAL After almost seven months of negotiations, The Netherlands has formed a new coalition government, which recently outlined its priorities and main policy objectives in its Coalition Agreement…. Bobbi Klettke 27 November 2017
Staff Spotlight: Tim Reed A famous man, John Quincy Adams, once said, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader”. Mr Adams was… Bobbi Klettke 16 October 2017
Giving Snakebite Victims a Voice Health Action International Presents “Minutes to Die” at the Dutch Global Health Film Festival by BIRTE BOGATZ, Communications Advisor How do you measure the burden of a health emergency? We… Bobbi Klettke 12 October 2017
HAI’s Research into Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Commodities Now in Full Swing by BOBBI KLETTKE, Communications Manager The methodology has been finalised. The pilot testing is complete. And data collection officials are trained. Health Action International’s study into the price, availability and affordability… Bobbi Klettke 25 September 2017
Staff Spotlight: Gemma Buckland-Merrett We open the curtain on part three of our “Staff Spotlight” blog series, taking you backstage at Health Action International. Behind every report, every consultation response, policy brief or methodology… Bobbi Klettke 14 August 2017
Meet Callum Gunn: Our #InvaluableIntern & Rising TTIP Afficionado Everyone’s heard about those internships where the main tasks are making coffee and copying and filing mountains of documents. Well, not at Health Action International (HAI)! Being an #InvaluableIntern here… Bobbi Klettke 13 June 2017
Staff Spotlight: Mieke Bakx In our new blog series, “Staff Spotlight”, we’re introducing you to people who are worth a mint to us: Our staff. What would an organisation like ours be without these… Bobbi Klettke 16 May 2017
Small country, big thinkers: Why it’s only natural for the Netherlands to take on a pioneering role in snakebite advocacy by BIRTE BOGATZ, Communications Advisor Ask other nationalities what they associate with the Dutch and you’ll most likely hear, “cheese, windmills and tulips”. Annoying perennial prejudices—although the cheese really IS… Bobbi Klettke 4 May 2017
Looking Ahead at HAI – Annual Message from Our Board Chair by LANDER VAN OMMEN, Chair, Stichting HAI Foundation Board High medicine prices continue to generate headlines and anger patients, healthcare providers, policymakers, payers and others in many countries around the… Bobbi Klettke 5 April 2017
Staff Spotlight: Molly Lepeska Only when all pieces of a puzzle are assembled do you see a picture. The pieces come in different shapes and sizes, but each has a purpose—and missing one will… Bobbi Klettke 4 April 2017
European Commission Appoints Health Action International to HTA Network Stakeholder Pool By Ancel.la Santos | Senior Policy Advisor Health Action International (HAI) was yesterday announced as a member of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Network Stakeholder Pool. The Pool has been… Bobbi Klettke 15 February 2017
Health Action International Launches Study to Examine Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Commodities in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia by BOBBI KLETTKE New mothers sit with their babies in Kenya. Health Action International is researching barriers that are preventing people from accessing sexual and reproductive health commodities in Kenya,… Bobbi Klettke 13 December 2016
Clinical Trial Data Transparency on Trial – EMA Under Pressure From Pharma Lawsuit Thursday 1 December 2016 | Clinical Trial Data | Blog Posts | Updated 22 December 2016 By Ancel.la Santos, Policy Advisor, Health Action International For too long, pharmaceutical companies have… Bobbi Klettke 1 December 2016
Intern Spotlight: A Year in Review [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” image=”id^12113|url^http://haiweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Intern-Drinks.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^intern-drinks|description^null”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]November has been ‘Intern Spotlight Month’ here at Health Action International, when we have shone a light on our incredible interns from the past year. Each… Bobbi Klettke 30 November 2016
Intern Spotlight: Huibert-Jan Joosse [vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]November is ‘Intern Spotlight Month’ here at Health Action International, when we shine a light on the interns who make tremendous contributions to our team and the work we… Bobbi Klettke 30 November 2016