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Transparency Misinterpreted: CDC Vaccine Policy and Conflicts of Interest

A former CDC director says the idea that the agency’s vaccine advisors profited from their recommendations is a fallacy

Financing Health Innovation in Africa

Zimbabwe's finance minister explains how Africa can grow health investments amid high public debt and less foreign aid

Governance

The Discomfort of Working Ourselves Out of Global Health

After 24 years, a public health worker grapples with questions of power, inequity, and purpose in global health

Governance

Health and Science Diplomacy Protects Everyone

A former State Department employee outlines the value of international collaboration on health and science

Trade

Africa's Shift From Aid Dependency

The future of African health systems will be driven by domestic investment and demand for regionally made drugs

Governance

Global Health Governance in the Age of AI

National security agencies and tech regulators are rapidly developing governance for AI and biotechnology

Governance

U.S. Soft Power: Next Steps After the Foreign Aid Withdrawal

A former White House official on the future of advancing strategic interests while saving lives and growing economies

Governance

Mirror Life: Addressing a Potential Biothreat

The first international conference on mirror life will take place at the Institut Pasteur in Paris in June

Governance

As Foreign Aid Lags, Regional Health Agencies Come to the Fore

Regional organizations are well positioned to harmonize disease surveillance systems and serve as hubs for knowledge

Urbanization

Homicide Rates Near Supervised Consumption Sites: A Study from Canada

New findings debunk stereotypes around violent crime and Toronto's supervised consumption sites

Governance

Gain of Fiction: How COVID Origins Motivated Defunding of U.S. Science

Defunding scientific research in the United States has halted disease cure studies amid multiple infectious crises

Governance

World Health Assembly: Why Multilateralism Needs More Than Solidarity

WHO member states should cooperate to address health challenges and preserve the institution without the United States

Governance

Where Iran and Israel Align: Youth Tobacco Use

Despite efforts to curb tobacco use in both countries, smoking rates among children and teenagers are on the rise

Governance

A UN Dialogue on Climate and Health: Making the Case

The World Health Assembly and COP30 rank among the chances this year to advance national policy on climate and health