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September 22, 2023

Experts Emphasize the Need for Advocacy to Impact Health Disparities

Global health leaders and experts joined the Global Health Advocacy Incubator alongside the 78th United Nations General Assembly this week for a discussion o…

August 30, 2023

GHAI Organizes First Ever Food & Nutrition Legal Symposium for African Lawyers

From August 1-5, 2023, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), in collaboration with the University of Ghana School of Public Health, successfully organiz…

CVH Nigeria Trans Fat Protocol Cooking Oil

June 29, 2023

Seeking Proposals for Advocacy for Trans Fatty Acids Incubation Project in Africa

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is seeking for concept notes for our new project, Trans-fatty Acid (TFA) Incubation Project. The application will b…

May 31, 2023

Experts at World Health Assembly Share Best Practices for Using Health Taxes to Prevent NCDs

Alongside this year’s World Health Assembly and in collaboration with the World Health Organization, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator convened a group of g…

April 6, 2023

New Program Infographics Unveiled on World Health Day

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is proud to provide strategic and technical support to advocates around the world who are advancing policies and bu…

June 16, 2022

Fiscal Policies for Health Webinar

On May 24, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator hosted our most recent webinar: Fiscal Policies for Health. GHAI’s Senior Vice President Lucy Martinez Sullivan…

May 16, 2022

Case Study: Expanding Access to Hypertension Care in India

Our new case study “Expanding Access to Hypertension Care in India: Advocacy for Health Budgets and System Strengthening” illustrates how the Global Health Adv…

April 5, 2022

Successful Policy Change and Continued Advocacy Efforts for Nutrition Labeling in Vietnam

On December 9, 2021, Vietnam approved its first-ever regulation requiring nutrient information on food labels. Decree 111/2021/NĐ-CP stipulates nutrient inform…

March 21, 2022

Dr. Verónica Schoj Appointed New Vice President for Food and Nutrition Policy

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is pleased to announce that Dr. Verónica Schoj (Vero) has been appointed to the role of Vice President for Food and…

January 23, 2022

What We Are Excited About in 2022

By Lucy Martinez Sullivan Despite the continuing toll of COVID-19 across the globe, this new year holds promise for public health progress. The events of the …

December 23, 2021

Year in Review

As 2021 come to a close, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) reflects on the major milestones and accomplishments of our programs, partners and local o…

December 20, 2021

GHAI Showcases Policy Wins

Over the past eight years, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) has helped civil society organizations achieve 44 health policy victories covering three…

December 8, 2021

WHO Publishes Progress Report on Trans Fat Elimination

The World Health Organization (WHO) published a report that showcases remarkable progress in the push to eliminate industrially produced trans fat from the glo…

December 1, 2021

Trans Fat Policy Win in Bangladesh

Minister of Health and Family Welfare Zahid Maleque (3rd from the left), attends a trans fat elimination campaign launch event with government and civil socie…

November 22, 2021

Legal Issues in the Design and Implementation of Public Health Measures

By: Kyra Berasi Strong and evidence-based measures, such as laws and regulations, play a critical role in addressing pressing public health issues. Governments…

November 11, 2021

Watch Now: The Global Health Advocacy Incubator Story

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) has helped civil society organizations around the world achieve health policy victories covering three billion peop…

November 3, 2021

Advocate Spotlight: Elinami Mungure

Elinami Mungure is breaking new ground at the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI): He coordinates the Cardiovascular Health program’s first regional campa…

October 25, 2021

Advocate Spotlight: Chunhui Wang

As the in-country coordinator of our Cardiovascular Health program in China, Chunhui Wang provides technical support to partners in the areas of sodium reducti…

October 7, 2021

New Case Study: Protecting Heart Health in Brazil

Our new case study “Protecting Heart Health in Brazil” illustrates how the Global Health Advocacy Incubator successfully partnered with civil society organizat…

October 4, 2021

GHAI Launches Trans Fat Elimination Tools; Shares Advocacy Lessons from India, Philippines

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) celebrated World Heart Day this year with a virtual event demonstrating the power of civil society advocates to adv…

September 2, 2021

Our New Case Study: Protecting Heart Health in India

Our new case study, “Protecting Heart Health in India,” illustrates how the Global Health Advocacy Incubator successfully supported government effor…

July 21, 2021

Trans Fat Elimination Win in the Philippines

Rodley Desmond Daniel Carza, head of the Policy and Technology Section of the Department of Health’s Health Promotion and Communication Service, discusses a ne…

June 10, 2021

In The Fight for Public Health

This year, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is joining the 25th anniversary celebration of our parent organization, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free K…

June 8, 2021

Advocate Spotlight: Wubshet Loha

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator is pleased to welcome Wubshet Loha as its Cardiovascular Health program’s new advocacy associate director for Africa. Loha…

May 26, 2021

Public Health Advocacy After the Pandemic

This week, we hosted a conversation about how advocates can advance effective public health policies in a world disrupted by COVID-19—disruptions that undersco…

May 17, 2021

GHAI to Host Advocacy Discussion Alongside WHA74

The 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) starts a week from today. It will be the second WHA to be held virtually, a sobering reminder of the real-world impact of …

April 7, 2021

World Health Day 2021

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) advocates for policies that improve health and save lives. Our programs support civil society organizations that ar…

March 25, 2021

New Program Pages Launched!

Did you know that the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Road Safety program is now active in 10 countries? Or that the Preventing Epidemics program is …

February 10, 2021

India Extends Trans Fat Restrictions to Foods

Another important milestone for public health: India is expanding its cap on trans fat to foods, following a spirited campaign by public health and consumer ad…

January 7, 2021

India Restricts Trans Fat in Edible Oils

India has taken an important step to improve public health: On January 1, new limits on trans fat in edible oils took effect. Consumption of trans fat increase…

December 28, 2020

GHAI Year in Review: Highlights from 2020

This has been a year of challenges and accomplishments. The coronavirus pandemic exposed longstanding health systems gaps and injustices and created additional…

December 16, 2020

The Role of NCDs in COVID-19 Recovery: A Conversation on Three Continents

People with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are at heightened risk from COVID-19. Unfortunately, the pandemic has stretched the health systems they rely on to…

October 13, 2020

Punjab Expands Healthcare Access During the Pandemic

A patient receives service at a Health and Wellness Center in Punjab This article originally appeared in Think Global Health. New results from Punjab’s Heal…

June 17, 2020

Healthy food policies and COVID-19

Why we need to take communicable and non-communicable diseases out of their silos to create a more resilient world By Kyra Berasi This essay appeared originall…

May 20, 2020

Lessons from COVID-19 at WHA 73

The opening of WHA 72 in 2019 This week, the beginning of the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) was held digitally for the first time. WHA takes place every yea…

May 12, 2020

Turkey restricts trans fat in food

Last week saw a major win for public health in Turkey: the country took an important step toward eliminating toxic chemical trans fat from its food supply. On…

February 3, 2020

GHAI at the 146th WHO Executive Board

This week, we’re at the 146th WHO Executive Board meeting in Geneva. The Executive Board sets the agenda for the annual World Health Assembly in May. The Worl…

December 23, 2019

Year in Review: 10 Advocacy Stories from 2019

Each year, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator works with local partners across the globe to advocate for policies that improve health and save lives. In 2019…

December 18, 2019

Brazil Approves Trans Fat Regulation

Brazil is on a path to eliminating industrially produced trans fats from its food supply ahead of the World Health Organization’s recommended 2023 deadline. Th…

December 12, 2019

RTSL and GHAI Release Sampling Protocol for Rapid Assessment of Trans-Fatty Acids in Foods

Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator have developed a guide for governments, public health professionals and advocates to asse…

November 4, 2019

Meet Our Team

We’re proud to work within and across issues and countries, in diverse political systems. We’re equally proud of our global network of local partners, who lead…

October 31, 2019

Our Approach to Advocacy

Our approach to advocacy begins with our local partners. We assess and strengthen their advocacy capacity and provide ongoing technical assistance. Because we…

September 9, 2019

Where We Work

Mariana de Araujo Ferraz, the Brazil in-country coordinator for GHAI’s obesity prevention program. Where do we work? We’ve just added an interactive map tha…

July 8, 2019

Advocate Spotlight: Juan Carballo and Gianella Severini

Juan Carballo (JC) and Gianella Severini (GS) are legal advisors for the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI’s) Obesity Prevention Program, with a focus o…