Anya Hirschfeld

Anya Hirschfeld is a program coordinator for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations.

The Future of Global Health: Themes and Thorny Questions

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An analysis of 67 reform proposals reveals a country-led and systems-focused vision for global health's next chapter, but questions remain on how to implement it

Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during the Global Fund's Eighth Replenishment Summit, on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 21, 2025.

Tracking the "America First" Bilateral Health Agreements

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Think Global Health's analysis found gaps between country needs and new cofinancing commitments with the United States

Tracking the "America First" Bilateral Health Agreements

Petrochemicals and Pills: How the Iran War Exposed Medicines' Oil Vulnerability

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A new analysis shows how the Iran War disrupted upstream inputs for pharmaceutical supply chains, as the United States and Iran move toward a deal

Petrochemicals and Pills: How the Iran War Exposed Medicines' Oil Vulnerability

Charting Ebola Responses: How 2026 Stacks Up After Aid Cuts

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An Ebola outbreak circulating undetected for weeks or months is a collective failure of global health security, regardless of cause

A map titled "Where the 2026 Ebola Outbreak is Spreading" shows confirmed and suspected cases of Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda as of June 1, 2026. Affected regions are shaded in salmon/orange-red, and affected cities are marked with black dots. Ituri Province in northeastern DRC is labeled as having seen the most cases and is the largest highlighted region. Additional affected areas in DRC include militia-controlled Goma in North Kivu and areas near Bukavu in South Kivu. In Uganda, Kampala is marked as having confirmed nine cases. A small inset map shows the location of the outbreak region within the broader African continent. Source: Ministry of Health, Democratic Republic of Congo.

How the Iran War Could Drive a Historic Hunger Crisis

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Acute hunger threatens 45 million if the conflict extends into June. A roadmap from the Ukraine War could contain the humanitarian fallout

A woman from the indigenous Turkana Nilotic community pours sorghum grains into a sack, at a World Food Program food distribution center, at the Kenya Oil village near Lodwar, in Turkana County, Kenya, on February 17, 2026.

Where the Iran War Could Disrupt Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

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Pharmaceutical company executives are responding to the immediate supply-chain threats by targeting unconventional routes

Worldwide Flight Services personnel prepare humanitarian aid packages for the first French humanitarian flight to Beirut, carrying 60 tons of relief supplies and pharmaceutical products, at Paris‑Charles de Gaulle Airport, in Roissy‑en‑France near Paris, France, on March 12, 2026.

Tracking the Progress of "Make America Healthy Again"

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Tracking the Progress of "Make America Healthy Again"

U.S. Cuts to Ukraine's Foreign Aid Hit Health Workforce

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U.S. Cuts to Ukraine's Foreign Aid Hit Health Workforce

Intimate Partner Violence in Peru

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Intimate Partner Violence in Peru