Coronavirus and Poverty

With coronavirus or any pandemic, we know it’s the communities facing poverty and already pushed to the margins that face the greatest risks. Viruses don’t discriminate, but people and policies too often do. The coronavirus pandemic is exposing just how far the world has to go toward protecting the rights and needs of everyone – and just what an important role advocates can play.

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A look at RESULTS campaigns in 2022

The latest from Capitol Hill on a reconciliation package

The latest from Capitol Hill on coronavirus and poverty

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The latest from Capitol Hill on a reconciliation package

This page will be regularly updated as Congress debates the current reconciliation package. Check back for the latest.

August 26, 2022 | Coronavirus and Poverty | Economic Justice in the Tax Code | Gavi and the Vaccine Alliance | Housing

House bill includes $2 billion for Global Fund, modest increases to other global accounts

This week the House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee marked up their fiscal year (FY) 2023 State and Foreign Operations subcommittee (SFOPS) spending bill. This legislation authorizes funding for U.S. foreign assistance programs through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department. The bill increases global health assistance 12 percent over the FY 2022 level. Overall the bill provides modest annual increases for most of the accounts that RESULTS tracks. Excitingly, the House matched our level of ambition on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria by proposing a funding level of $2 billion for FY23 as the first installment of a three-year pledge of $6 billion.

President Biden’s Global COVID Summit fell short of critical funding commitments

President Biden’s second Global COVID-19 Summit came at a pivotal moment as countries combat the pandemic. But despite the crucial need for additional funding, the U.S. failed to announce any new financial commitments for international COVID efforts. Here’s what comes next in the fight for global health funding.

May 31, 2022 | Coronavirus and Poverty

Disappointing decisions by Congress on regular and emergency funding

A global pandemic and its consequences demand a global response to match. This week Washington failed to deliver. If you’ve been following along on global COVID relief efforts, last week was a doozy and, to be honest, what’s next is still up in the air.

Want the pandemic to end? Dismantle colonial systems of oppression

Much like a magnifying glass, the global response to COVID-19 is exposing the enduring presence of colonial dynamics in the current – defective – world order. As we celebrate Black History Month – a powerful recognition of Black narratives and the necessity to disrupt dominant ones – we, as advocates for health equity,

February 8, 2022 | Anti-Oppression | Black History Month | Coronavirus and Poverty

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Together Women Rise Advocacy: Vaccine Access & Nutrition (Oct. 2021)

Our failure to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are available those in low-income countries is an embarrassment. It has also heightened the risk of dangerous variants emerging as COVID-19 spreads, unchecked, in unvaccinated parts of the world. It’s outrageous, so we must let congressional leaders and the Administration hear our outrage. Check out the recording and slides (pdf version) from our webinar and click the title above for more details on actions you can take to show your outrage.

October 22, 2021 | Coronavirus and Poverty | Global Child & Maternal Health | Global Nutrition

September 2021 Global Poverty Monthly Policy Forum: The Global Fund and Pandemic Preparedness

Join Chris Collins of Friends of the Global Fight and RESULTS staff for a timely conversation on the COVID-19 pandemic; pandemic preparedness; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; and how they intersect. View the recording.

September 24, 2021 | Coronavirus and Poverty | Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria

September 2021: Write a letter calling on the president and Congress for global vaccine access leadership

Together Women Rise Webinar: Vaccine Leadership Needed (Aug. 2021)

The August Together Women Rise advocacy webinar with RESULTS focused on vaccines access and the need for leadership. We will not end the pandemic until everyone, everywhere has access to the COVID-19 vaccines. Until we do this, people in low-income countries will continue to suffer and die, and the risk of new variants emerging will grow. This is both a health crisis and a moral crisis as only around 1% of people on the entire African continent have been vaccinated while more wealthy countries have vaccination rates of 40-60%.