Global Council tells AIDS2026 conference that its findings must inform efforts against AIDS, COVID-19, Ebola and other diseases

A new study shows that inequalities within countries are the strongest predictor of pandemic response outcomes, and that tackling those inequalities is critical for responses to the outbreaks and pandemics of today and the future.

Council leadership calls for “Inequality-Informed Pandemic Preparedness and Response”

Analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds economic inequality, not conventional preparedness, has been the clearest predictor of how countries fared against pandemics, upending traditional assumptions about what actions governments need to take for health security.

Council issues warning at Chatham House event

Experts from the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics shared the findings of their systematic analysis which has revealed how inequality within and between countries drives outbreaks to escalate into pandemics and worsens their impact, and how this in turn further widens inequalities.

The Government of Brazil has welcomed a call by the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics for urgent action to tackle dangerous inequalities that undermine pandemic responses.

A report by world-leading economists, public health experts, and political leaders released today ahead of G20 meetings, Breaking the inequality-pandemic cycle: building true health security in a global age, shows that inequality is making the world more vulnerable to pandemics.

Many of the same social and economic inequalities that drive HIV, COVID-19, and MPox, will drive future outbreaks.

Lessons learnt from inequality-busting approaches demonstrated in the AIDS pandemic can guide how we can beat all pandemics, and new inequality-focused responses to AIDS will make the world more prepared.