Wivine, a nurse at the Zainabia health centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In the EU’s Health Commissioner's own words, where you live should not determine whether you live or die. But EU countries seem to believe that this only holds true within Europe’s borders. In the rest of the world, we have seen the EU, again and again, putting Big Pharma's interests above people’s health.
As the pandemic eases, countries are discussing ways to "build forward better"
Oxfam is influencing these discussions at the EU level to ensure universal access to healthcare. Various proposals aim to reform the international health framework, improve global health architecture, and facilitate the development, production and accessibility of health products. The EU, through its Global Health Strategy and position in international forums like the WHO and WTO, plays a key role in shaping these proposals.
Oxfam wants a world where everyone has equal access to healthcare, where countries are equipped to handle health crises, and where low- and middle-income countries have the capacity for medical research, development and production, reducing reliance on aid and goodwill of rich countries and private companies.
Oxfam works closely with the People’s Vaccine Alliance, which calls for equitable access to medicines for everyone.