Global Council on Inequality, AIDS, and Pandemics
UNAIDS-convened experts examining inequality's role in pandemics.
The Global Council on Inequality, AIDS, and Pandemics is a group of prominent experts convened by UNAIDS to examine the relationship between global inequality and the growing frequency and duration of pandemics. It has engaged with G20 Health Ministers meetings and published research on inequality's effects on the AIDS pandemic.
Quick Facts
- Formation
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Region served
- Global
- Parent organization
- UNAIDS
- Leader
- Joseph Stiglitz
- Monica Geingos
- Michael Marmot
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Reception and Reaction
South Africa's Minister of Health welcomed the report, noting that the image on its cover reflected South Africa as the world's most unequal country. At the launch, Sir Michael Marmot stated that "the rich had a very good pandemic," a remark that drew headlines in global health publications. Some critics argued that focusing on inequality diverts attention from reforms and preparedness, and questioned the report's methodology.
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