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World Health Organization officials and Ugandan health workers inform the community of Kirembo village about the ebola vaccine, in Kasese district, Uganda, on June 15, 2019.

How African Regional Agencies Can Shape Global Health Reform

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WHO Africa regional specialists explain why continental players need to be coauthors in the reform of global health architecture

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau shakes hands with African Union Commission Chair Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at the African Union headquarters, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 28, 2026.

Sovereignty vs. Multilateralism Is the Wrong Debate in Global Health

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Seed Global Health CEO: countries need a global health model where sovereignty sets the agenda and multilateralism enables it

The Lusaka Agenda Shows the Power of Community Voices

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By prioritizing primary health-care systems led by locals, the Lusaka Agenda can transition power back to Africa

Medical workers are seen at the health centre in the commune of Wangata during a vaccination campaign against the outbreak of Ebola, in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe

Global Health Multilateralism Without the United States: What Comes Next?

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The UN General Assembly could clarify whether common ground still exists for global health multilateralism

President of the United Nations General Assembly Annalena Baerbock speaks during a high-level meeting to mark the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025

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

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

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

Global Health and the "Second Independence of Africa"

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Plans for a new public health order for Africa are central to the continent's future in a geopolitical world

Global Health and the "Second Independence of Africa"

How to Prevent African Mothers and Newborns from Dying

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Clean hospitals can save thousands of lives

How to Prevent African Mothers and Newborns from Dying

Fostering Synergy for Health

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Advancing the One Health approach in Africa to tackle emerging threats

Fostering Synergy for Health

Africa: Ready to Respond

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The changing story of a vulnerable continent better prepared to respond to pandemics

Africa: Ready to Respond

In Parched Zimbabwe, Climate Change Pushes Tsetse to New Areas

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Health experts will monitor tsetse-caused sleeping sickness to stem its spread

In Parched Zimbabwe, Climate Change Pushes Tsetse to New Areas

Monkeypox in Nigeria

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Nigeria's battered health infrastructure is ill-equipped to handle a surge in monkeypox cases

Monkeypox in Nigeria

The Monkeypox Outbreak and Foreign Policy

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The outbreak has limited implications for U.S. foreign policy on global health

The Monkeypox Outbreak and Foreign Policy