22 April 2025 | Event
Workshop on Advancing Access to Diagnostics and Therapeutics in Southeast Asia
By IA-DATA
The UM-ADT team participated in the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) and the Malaysia-based Third World Network, symposium, titled “Strengthening Global Health Governance: Defending the Public Interest and Holding Powerful Private Actors Accountable”. The symposium was co-sponsored by the World Health Organization, Oxfam, and the University of Oslo’s Collective on the Political Determinants of Health.
The symposium included over 100 health experts from across the world to address urgent challenges such as the undermining of access to essential medicines by transnational companies and the impact of financialization on health service delivery in low- and middle-income countries. Issues around the rising global concentration of private wealth and its influence on governance and public-interest policy were also discussed. A fantastic event to meet regional players in global health, namely from the University of Peking, the DUKE-National University of Singapore, Japan Institute for Health Security, and the Australian National University.