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Gold-colored World Health Organization (WHO) logo mounted on a brown paneled wall at the United Nations headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.

The World Health Assembly Takes Steps Toward Global Health Reforms

by David P. Fidler

Countries began to reshape global health governance but left themselves room to change course

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A blue, purple, and yellow skylight hovers above Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates his re-election during the 75th World Health Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 24, 2022.

At Long Last, Member States Agree to Fix the World Health Organization's Financing Problem

by Alexandra Finch, Kevin A. Klock, Eric A. Friedman, Lawrence O. Gostin

Here's what needs to happen next

People pass by a promotional image of Fox News' Tucker Carlson on a building in New York, on March 13, 2019.
Governance

Tucker Carlson Blasts the Pandemic Treaty as a Threat to the American Way of Life

by David P. Fidler

The Fox News pundit joined the global health debate and invited viewers to think about what he said—so I did

Russian president Vladimir Putin stands in front of a podium that says "End TB" with a bored expression on his face.
Governance

Will the WHO Sideline Russia Over Ukraine?

by Lillian Posner

Not if Russia withdraws first

A church-goer crosses himself during Sunday mass at a structure next to the under renovation Saint Therese Catholic Church after unrest triggered by COVID-19 curbs, which have already rocked the nearby island of Guadeloupe, in Fort-de-France, Martinique November 28, 2021
Governance

The World Health Assembly Special Session and the Pandemic Treaty Controversy

by Obijiofor Aginam

Low- and middle-income countries face challenges in upcoming negotiations on pandemic governance

People wander through a COVID memorial made of 26,661 white flags at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California, on November 20, 2021.
Governance

No Future But A Shared Future

by Lawrence O. Gostin, Kevin A. Klock, Sam F. Halabi, Katie Gottschalk, Katherine Ginsbach

An excerpt from "Legal Tools for Pandemic Preparedness"

Medical staff transport a COVID-19 patient from Brno to Prague, Czech Republic, on November 25, 2021.
Governance

The Case Against a Pandemic Treaty

by David P. Fidler

Strengthening global health governance after COVID-19 does not require a pandemic treaty

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

Placard reads "We want vaccines, there is nothing more to talk about"
Governance

Wanted: One Billion Booster Shots

by Samantha Kiernan, Bayan Galal, Thomas J. Bollyky

What the COVID-19 booster shot debate means for global vaccine access

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his administration's coronavirus disease response, as Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington, DC on June 2, 2021.
Governance

A New Era in U.S. Global Health Leadership?

by David P. Fidler

What the World Health Assembly meeting revealed

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021
Governance

Six Things to Watch at The World Health Assembly

by David P. Fidler

Expect pandemic politics and demands to end health inequities

A National Guard soldier looks on as people stand in line at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Vaccination Center as Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announces the start of the statewide "Vaccinate NY" ad campaign to encourage all New Yorkers to get vaccinated, in New York City, New York, U.S. April 6, 2021.
Governance

A Robust U.S. Response to China's Health Diplomacy Will Reap Domestic and Global Benefits

by Jennifer A. Hillman, Alex Tippett

It's in the United States' interest to provide an alternative to China's Health Silk Road

A member of the National Anti-locusts Committee prepares to fumigate locusts in the village of Soatanimbary in the Menabe region of western Madagascar, March 29, 2013.
Poverty

Why Neglected Tropical Diseases Still Matter

by Tegan Mosugu

Ending neglected tropical diseases is necessary for a brighter future

a retired goat herder poses for a photograph in Choklamsar, a village nestled high in the Indian Himalayas, India September 27, 2016. When asked how living in the worlds fastest growing major economy had affected life, Takapa replied: "Traditional values are being lost as we focus on money."
Aging

An Aging World Requires More Support for Health Systems

by Joseph L. Dieleman, Emilie Maddison, Ritu Sadana, Angela E. Micah

Development assistance should reflect this need