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A Fast and Fair Response: Reflections on Pandemic Preparedness
Governance

A Fast and Fair Response: Reflections on Pandemic Preparedness

by Katherine Leach-Kemon

Access to medicines expert Suerie Moon shares her perspective on the world's ability to respond to health emergencies, from COVID-19 to Ebola

A worker in personal protective equipment disinfects a cinema in preparation for the reopening of movie theaters, as the country's capital region loosens coronavirus disease restrictions, at Eastwood Mall, in Quezon City, Philippines, on October 16, 2021.
Governance

Five Ways to Deliver on the Pandemic Agreement's Promises

by Summer Galloway, Stephanie Psaki

Building the right legal, operational, and financial systems to prevent the next pandemic will require going beyond negotiations in New York or Geneva

Governance

How NYC Practices for Ebola and Special Pathogen Outbreaks

by Syra Madad, David Silvestri
A volunteer is guided through the full donning sequence for special pathogen personal protective equipment during a training seminar led by Syra Madad, chief biopreparedness officer for NYC Health + Hospitals, on February 2, 2026.
Governance

Why Every Country Needs a Public Health Agency

by Chikwe Ihekweazu, Garry Aslanyan
Health workers in protective clothing confer behind barriers marking the isolation ward where victims Marburg virus are treated, in Uige, Angola, on April 20, 2005.
Governance

Former Head of Gavi on the U.S. Retreat from Vaccines

by Allison Krugman
Former Head of Gavi on the U.S. Retreat from Vaccines
Governance

Does Pandemic Preparedness Depend on Confronting the Chronic Disease Crisis?

by Thomas J. Bollyky, Joseph L. Dieleman, AJ Mitchell, Chloe Searchinger, Elena Every
A line chart titled “Health Risks in LMICs” shows how the leading risk factors for disease burden change in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from 1990 to 2023. In 1990, malnutrition ranks highest, followed by unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), household air pollution, high blood pressure, dietary risks, tobacco, and high body-mass index. Over time, noncommunicable disease risks rise. By 2023, high blood pressure and dietary risks are the top contributors, while malnutrition and household air pollution decline in rank. Tobacco and high body-mass index increase modestly, and unsafe WASH drops to the lowest rank. The chart highlights a shift from communicable and environmental risks toward chronic disease risks in LMICs.
Governance

WHO, PAHO, and the Future of Health in the Americas

by Victoria Costoya
Argentina's President Javier Milei addresses the eightieth United Nations General Assembly, at the UN headquarters, in New York City, on September 24, 2025.
Governance

White House Empties Office for U.S. Pandemic Policy: The Gaps Left Behind

by Nikki Romanik
White House Empties Office for U.S. Pandemic Policy: The Gaps Left Behind
Governance

From Long Flu to Long COVID: A Brief History of Postviral Illness

by Emily Mendenhall, Philip Finkelstein
From Long Flu to Long COVID: A Brief History of Postviral Illness
Migration

Pandemic Responses Should Not Rely on Border Closures

by Edward Alden
Pandemic Responses Should Not Rely on Border Closures
Governance

Prioritizing Prevention in the Pandemic Treaty

by Colin J. Carlson, Daniel J. Becker, Timothée Poisot
Prioritizing Prevention in the Pandemic Treaty
Poverty

Preparing for Disease X

by Mosoka P. Fallah, Faraan Rahim, Dieudonné Mwamba, Placide Mbala, Jean Kaseya
Preparing for Disease X