Making POlicy Change
The IDEA Initiative shapes public policy in key global health areas by conducting research, training next generation leaders and civil society, supporting intergovernmental and other policy processes, and organizing strategic convenings.
Serving on key advisory panels and committees…
UN IACG on AMR
Served as Co-Convener, United Nations Interagency Coordination Group (IACG) on AMR
US President’s Council
Antibiotic Resistance Working Group, US President’s Council of Advisors in Science and Technology
Expert Commission
Expert Commission on Addressing the Livestock Contribution to the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis and its report: “Combatting Antibiotic Antibiotic Resistance: A Policy Roadmap to Reduce Use of Medically Important Antibiotics in Livestock”
Natl. Research Council
Committee on the Illicit Tobacco Market: Collection and Analysis of the International Experience, National Research Council
Institute of Medicine
Committee on Accelerating Rare Disease Research and Orphan Product Development, Institute of Medicine
Supporting research and policy analysis…
UK Review on AMR
Commissioned paper on “A Framework for Costing the Lowering of Antimicrobial Use in Food Animal Production,” UK Review on AMR, 2016
Chatham House Report
“Towards a New Global Business Model for Antibiotics: Delinking Revenues from Sales,” Chatham House Report, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, 2015
EMA-ECDC-ReAct
“Critical shortage of new antibiotics in development against multidrug-resistant bacteria-Time to react is now,” European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Medicines Agency, ReAct, 2011
UNICEF
“A supply chain analysis of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods for the Horn of Africa: The Nutrition Articulation Project,” United Nations Children’s Fund, 2009
UNDP
Harvard International Law Journal: “Making Intellectual Property Work for Global Health”
Lancet Infect. Diseases
Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission: Antibiotic Resistance, The access and excess dilemma
UN Expert Group
Expert Advisory Group, UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines
Organizing strategic policy convenings…
ARC Coalition
Strategic meetings of the Antibiotic Resistance Coalition
WHO-NGO Dialogue
Annual WHO-NGO Dialogue on Antimicrobial Resistance
Johns Hopkins Open Access Week
Open Access for Health Equity and From Open Access to Open Science
Tripartite Agencies
Tripartite agency teleconsultation on the Global Development and Stewardship Framework on Antimicrobial Resistance
Open Science Framework
Increasing Openness, Integrity, and Reproducibility of Research
Junior Doctors Network
Junior Doctors Network of the World Medical Association workshop on antimicrobial resistance
Shaping public policy through position statements…
Scholarly Comments
2020 Request for Information: Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications, Data and Code Resulting From Federally Funded Research
Scholarly Comments
Request for Information: Public Access to Peer Reviewed Scholarly Publications Resulting from Federally Funded Research
Advocacy Toolkit
Migrant Children and Health advocacy toolkit and resources
Open Letter
Open letter to UN Member States from former IACG members
Speaking at policy fora…
EAT Forum
EAT Forum: Holding Food Systems Accountable
CFR
Council on Foreign Relations: Trade, Agriculture, and Antimicrobial Resistance
Politico
Politico: Bacteria are mutating to create new defenses against our medicines
WHO SEARO
WHO SEARO: 2019 World Conference on Access to Medical Products
TWN + South Centre
Third World Network and South Centre: Regional Workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance in Asia
AHCJ
Association of Healthcare Journalists Conference: A Future Without Antibiotics
Communicating to the public…
New York Times
New York Times: Biologics Boondoggle
Thunderclap Campaign
Thunderclap Twitter Campaign: Stopping the misuse of antibiotics in food production
Huffington Post
Huffington Post: GAIN—Or Just Greed
UN General Assembly
UN General Assembly: Keep life saving antibiotics effective
UN General Assembly
UN General Assembly: Pay now or pay much more later
UN General Assembly
UN General Assembly: Sustainable Development Goals ignore a major threat
SDG Knowledge Hub
SDG Knowledge Hub: Tracking Antimicrobial Resistance in the Sustainable Development Goals
Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post: Menace of drug resistance growing
