WHO launched the WHO Civil Society Commission and held the inaugural meeting of its Steering Committee in Geneva today. The Youth Cafe is excited to be represented in the distinguished Committee by its Executive Director, Willice Onyango.
The Youth Cafe Joins The World Health Organization’s Civil Society Steering Committee | The Power Of Civil Society: Enhancing Engagement With The WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes the importance of collaborating with civil society to achieve health for all and meet the objectives outlined in its General Programme of Work. To enhance this engagement, the WHO has established the Civil Society Commission (CSO Commission), a network to strengthen dialogue, foster collaboration, and provide recommendations to support WHO's interactions with civil society at various levels. This article examines the mission, status, vision, objectives, principles, structure, and functions of the CSO Commission, highlighting its significance in advancing global health and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
76th World Health Assembly and Strategic Roundtable on Immunization
Designathon Open Call
Have you organized a designathon, hackathon, or similar process focused on health? Our open call to gather practices and practical strategies for health designathons is now open!
The Social Entrepreneurship to Spur Health (SESH) team, the Social Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI), and the Ending HIV Transmission by Optimizing PrEP in East Asia (HOPE) consortium are organizing this call for descriptions of how people have organized their designathons.
Food Security And One Health For The Future Workshop
The Youth Cafe, in partnership with Foraus, is working on a project to promote One Health and Food Security in East Africa. One Health as a concept first appeared in 2004, when a coalition of global health experts laid its foundations with the so-called “Manhattan principles”, setting the agenda for fifteen years of advocacy by several academic and non-profit organizations.
Join A Global Open Call For Youth Voices On Health Innovation
The Youth Cafe is thrilled to partner with the Go Youth and supports disseminating the Go Youth! Open Call to its networks, given its work in youth innovation. The Go Youth! Global Open Call 2022 is a crowdsourcing open call for Youth Voices on Health Innovation. This open call strongly focuses on supporting social innovation in health research; therefore, ideas with evidence on pilot or early-stage implementation are preferred. Are you a youth (18 to 35) interested in youth-led social innovation in health initiatives worldwide? We search for youth-led health innovations to receive seed research funding, mentorship and support, networking opportunities, and international recognition.
Impacts Of Covid On African Civil Society Organizations | The Youth Cafe
This report fills a critical knowledge gap and offers funders, governments, the private sector and other key stakeholders data-based evidence to inform their engagement with African CSOs, both during and after the pandemic. It also provides CSOs with a tool to help strengthen solidarity and inform advocacy for greater recognition and support for the sector.
COVID-19 101 | Join Our Facebook Live Event this Thursday | The Youth Cafe
#COVID19 is affecting everyone differently, even youth! But you can be a powerful force to help us contain it. Join us on Thursday for a Facebook Live session to find out what you can do to keep your friends and family informed and safe.
Youth, Information And Covid-19 | The Role Of Media And Information Literacy | The Youth Cafe
During these uncertain times of the COVID-19, Information pauses to be a vital factor on the possibilities of conquering the global pandemic. Nonetheless, the fate of the pandemic does not solely lie on access to information in the world, but whether we can understand the information in the languages we speak, read and write.
Let's Strategize On A Sustainability Shift, Says Inger Andersen | Virtual Youth Townhall With UNEP Executive Director | The Youth Cafe
“COVID-19 was not necessarily caused by climate change, but chances of future occurrences however are at high stakes. Can there be future zoonotic related viruses? What happens when the permafrost melts? What happens in the case of increased forest degradation where animas are forced to live in closer proximity? It is all possible. Let’s all look into the horizon and strategize on a global sustainability shift.” Says Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP.