In a ground-breaking proposal to form a health regulatory body spanning the entire continent of Africa, the AMA Treaty was officially adopted in 2018. However, without the proper ratification of this treaty, the African Medicines Agency (AMA) was left unable to act in its position as a continent-wide specialist health agency. In December 2020, A4ID was contacted by International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO), to assist in brokering pro bono legal advice to support the ratification of the AMA Treaty.
A4ID’s partners collaborate on legal research to promote the implementation and enforcement of legal bans on female genital mutilation (FGM) in four jurisdictions.
A4ID’s partners play a key role in the establishment of a global Ebola data platform to coordinate and improve the detection, diagnosis and treatment of Ebola Virus Disease.
A4ID partner, International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations, establishes team of elite patient advocates to promote global universal health coverage.
Yasmin Batliwala, A4ID’s Chief Executive, joined Lady Hale of Richmond, President of the Supreme Court of the UK, and a panel of experts at Chatham House on 28 October 2019 to mark the launch of the Lancet-O’Neil Institute Commission on Global Health and Law’s report on ‘The legal determinants of health: harnessing the power of law for global health and sustainable development’.
A4ID has supported Doctors of the World UK to access legal assistance to ensure the necessary documentation is in place for their new online platform designed to help doctors provide vulnerable patients with the specialist care they require.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) works in over sixty countries around the world, providing emergency medical aid to people affected by crises.
Pharmaceutical companies have taken a stance against their drugs being used in lethal injection executions, particularly in the U.S.. In honouring the right to life as such, these large corporations have effectively championed human rights. Which begs the question, are there wider lessons to be learnt for better synergy between human rights and business? The […]
Targets 3.1 By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births 3.2 By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at […]
