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UNITE Global Summit: Virtual 2020

Grant number: 222047/Z/20/Z

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2020

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $2,969.04

  • Funder

    Wellcome Trust

  • Principal Investigator

    Mr. Filipe Marques

  • Research Location

    Portugal

  • Lead Research Institution

    UNITE - Association of Parliamentarians to End Infectious Diseases

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Policy research and interventions

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Not applicable

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

The Wellcome Trust Fund and UNITE collaborate to build the capacity of parliamentarians to advocate for the elimination of infectious diseases in their countries and around the world. Collaborations include activities designed to strengthen the exchange of evidence-based knowledge through dialogue and information sharing on infectious diseases, legislative processes and policymaking. The UNITE Global Summit: Virtual 2020 will convene online on 7-8 September 2020. This event will bring together members of parliament from around the world in order to commit, inspire and empower policy makers towards the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals over the next decade. Participants will work to develop a roadmap of clear policy actions to eliminate the threats posed by communicable diseases. This alignment of a common vision will culminate in the signing of UNITE's 2020 Declaration. Wellcome Trust will play a key role in Panel Session 1: Epidemics - What are we learning from the global response to COVID-19, by co-sponsoring the UNITE Global Summit: Virtual 2020 with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovations (CEPI).