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Activists and supporters of the Right 2 Know campaign chant slogans as they hold a night vigil outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg September 19, 2011.

South Africa's Health-Care Whistleblowers Are Under Threat

by Ray Mwareya

Employees who flag nefarious efforts to fleece public health coffers put their jobs, families, and lives at risk

Environment
A woman wearing a black blouse and slacks is pictured walking down a cleared pathway in a lush, green jungle in Fiji.

From Scalpels to Security

by Callum Forbes, Abbie Naus, Elizabeth McLeod, Craig D. McClain

Examining the intersection of global surgery, climate change, and human security

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the 52nd annual Conference on the Americas luncheon at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2022
Governance

The Domestic Sources of U.S. Foreign Policy on Global Health

by David P. Fidler

The transformation of American politics threatens foreign policy engagement on global health

people use computers at an internet cafe after internet services were restored following a four-day outage
Governance

Global Health and the Declaration for the Future of the Internet

by David P. Fidler

The declaration takes geopolitical and ideological stands that raise questions for global health

A man works in a laboratory of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020.
Governance

The Bioeconomy Revolution Can End the Panic-and-Neglect Cycle in Health Security

by Ryan Morhard

Progress in biotechnology will advance pandemic defenses even more in coming decades

Service members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces gather near BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers during tactical military exercises at a shooting range in Kherson, Ukraine, on January 19, 2022
Governance

The Ukraine Crisis, COVID-19, and Global Health

by David P. Fidler

The Russian threat to Ukraine has nothing to do with the pandemic, but the situation has implications for global health

Chinese scientists and officials wait at the Hubei Animal Epidemic Disease Prevention and Control Center during a visit with a World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of COVID-19, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on February 2, 2021.
Environment

Revisiting the Origin Story of COVID-19

by Erin M. Sorrell, Julie E. Fischer

And why lab security in the age of COVID should be a priority

A woman awaits consultation at a health clinic run by the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Holland in Kerfi, Chad, on June 10, 2008.
Governance

How 9/11 Transformed Aid and Global Health Programs in Fragile States

A conversation with global governance expert Stewart M. Patrick

George W Bush walks down the White house halls to the address the nation on the attacks on 9/11
Governance

From Synergies to Tragedies: 9/11, Terrorism, and Pathogenic Threats

by David P. Fidler

After the 9/11 and anthrax attacks, efforts to mesh counterterrorism and public health have failed

U.S. President Joe Biden removes his face mask as he arrives to deliver remarks on the COVID response and vaccination program at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2021.
Governance

Health Security and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Health and Security for Whom?

by Celia Almeida

The pandemic proves that "health security" should no longer drive global health policy

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reflected in a woman's eye as she watches his address to the nation following the outbreak of coronavirus in Manchester, England, on September 22, 2020. The photo shows a macro lens image of an eye with the image of the PM reflected in it. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Trade

Britain's Moral Bankruptcy Over COVID-19 Vaccines

by William A. Haseltine

Why a study set to deliberately infect people with coronavirus is unethical, unnecessary, and likely to be uninformative

An intubated patient tries to gesture at a medical worker holding his hand at the Sotiria hospital ICU during the coronavirus outbreak, in Athens, Greece, on April 25, 2020. Picture shows the hand of a patient in a hospital bed being held by the blue-gloved hand of a medical worker. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis
Poverty

Scaling up Surgery and Anesthesia, Post-Coronavirus

by Craig D. McClain, Laura Hoemeke, Natalie Sheneman

Expanding access to surgery and anesthesia globally would be a win–win for health security and universal health coverage

A student watches an online lecture in a digital mobile education library—which provides mobile phones to children who lack access for education during COVID-19 in Mumbai, India, on October 16, 2020. The photo shows a small child at a school desk with a mobile phone on the table in front of them. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Governance

Big Data Requires Big Thinking on Data Governance

by Stefan Germann

We need concrete guidelines now to secure data privacy and address missing data, missed use of data, and misuse of data

People wearing protective face masks wait for their rapid antigen test results outside a community center, amidst the spread of coronavirus in New Delhi, India, on September 17, 2020. The photo shows a large crowd of people from behind the bars of an iron fence. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Governance

Human Rights and the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Oluwatemilorun Adenipekun

Governments have an obligation to guarantee the continued protection of the public's rights during and after a pandemic