Jul 16, 2021Countries to discuss the need for a pandemic treaty; WHO suggests “enlightened self-interest” to rich countriesNewsletter Edition #71 [The Weekly Primer] Originally published July 13th, 2021 on Geneva Health Files. Hi, For an international organization that depends on a small group of donors for much of its financing, WHO’s DG Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and his team, have shown candor in consistently calling out high-income countries which have been impeding the access…Global Health8 min readGlobal Health8 min read
Jul 11, 2021Vaccines falling through the cracks in the regulatory mosaicNewsletter Edition #69 [The Weekly Primer] Originally published July 6th, 2021 on Geneva Health Files. Hi, The ongoing goof-up around European Union’s prized vaccine certificates which do not recognize some WHO-approved vaccines, has brought back to life memories on governmental dysfunctions. Having spent a substantial part of my life in India, I am long used to…Global Health7 min readGlobal Health7 min read
Jul 11, 2021TRIPS Talks: Interview with João Aguiar Machado, EU Ambassador to the WTONewsletter Edition #67 [The Weekly Primer] Originally published on June 29th, 2021 on Geneva Health Files. Hi, Greetings from rainy Switzerland. Today we bring you a comprehensive interview of João Aguiar Machado, EU Ambassador to the WTO. This Q&A discusses the various dimensions to the EU’s position on the role of trade and intellectual property in…Global Health12 min readGlobal Health12 min read
Jul 6, 2021South Africa bags first mRNA tech transfer hub; The EU’s push for a declaration at the WTONewsletter Edition #65 [The Weekly Primer] Originally published June 22nd, 2021 on Geneva Health Files. Hi, Summer is here in Geneva, which has already been blazing with world-turning events. As a third wave rages in Africa, WHO is hitting the right cues but it is not clear whether on-going efforts…Global Health7 min readGlobal Health7 min read
Jul 6, 2021Essay: The Economics of Health For All; Announcing the Geneva Health Files Summer FellowsNewsletter Edition #63 [The Weekly Primer] Originally published on June 15th, 2021 on Geneva Health Files. Hi, I’m happy to present this newsletter to you. My recovery is taking its own time, but on the other hand, my ambidexterity is growing leaps and bounds! In today’s curated edition, we bring…Global Health9 min readGlobal Health9 min read
Jul 6, 2021The demand for vaccine indemnity from countries & the terms of COVAXNewsletter Edition #61 [The Weekly Primer] Originally published June 8th, 2021 on Geneva Health Files. Hi, We hope you are doing well. It has been rather strange to not write at Geneva Health Files, after doing so every week, for more than a year. Today I am happy to present…Global Health5 min readGlobal Health5 min read
May 31, 2021Pandemic Treaty Opponents Have Bought Time Till a Special Session of WHA in Nov, Supporters Manage to Keep Pressure OnNewsletter Edition #59 [The Weekly Primer] Originally published May 25th, 2021 on Geneva Health Files. Hi, We are in The Big Week in Geneva — a World Health Assembly that is being seen as one of the most decisive ever. Our quick update from the on-going World Health Assembly: pandemic treaty talks will now have more…Global Health14 min readGlobal Health14 min read
May 19, 2021At Risk: COVAX Plans to Vaccinate 20% of the People in LMICs; Guest Essay: A Critique of The Independent Panel ReportNewsletter Edition #57 [The Weekly Primer] Originally published May 18th, 2021 on Geneva Health Files. Subscribe today! Hi, It might seem that the world is falling apart (it is), depending on where you are: Gaza, Myanmar, Ethiopia, among other zones of conflict. It is mind-numbing that conflicts are unfolding alongside a surge in infections of COVID-19…Covid-1914 min readCovid-1914 min read
May 16, 2021Special Edition: The WTO Becomes the Nerve Center for Pandemic ResponseNewsletter Edition #54 [The Friday Deep Dives] Originally published May 7th, 2021 on Geneva Health Files. Hi, In these dark times, symbolism matters and must be celebrated. So although some skeptics may have already dismissed the US support to the TRIPS Waiver negotiations as mere symbolism, we are relieved that…Global Health12 min readGlobal Health12 min read
May 14, 2021The dash for the pandemic treaty; Understanding the Oxygen crisis: Q&A: Robert Matiru, UnitaidNewsletter Edition #55 [The Weekly Primer] Originally published May 11th, 2021 on Geneva Health Files. Hi, It seems as if Geneva is being made and remade in a matter of days. If this weren’t for a landlocked country, the analogy of a tsunami of changes sweeping over Diplomatic Geneva would have worked well. Just last week…Covid-1915 min readCovid-1915 min read
