Governance
There is a new world of challenges for global health governance, with shifting donor priorities and evolving health needs in many low- and middle-income nations. This section offers an inside look at the ways in which global health governance is adapting to these changes, with a focus on the institutions, rules, and processes that govern the health of people across the world.
Governance
4 in 10
Four out of ten households in the United States own a firearm
Gun violence in the United States
37 Million
In 2019, there was a shortfall of 6 million doctors and 31 million nurses and midwives worldwide
Global health worker shortage
1.2 M
More than 1.2 million people across the globe died of antibiotic resistant superbugs in 2019
Antibiotic Resistance Is a Smoldering Crisis
3.3X
Where there was trust in local health workers people were 3.3 times more likely to wear a mask during COVID
Trust during COVID-19
9.3 M
In 2021, 9.3 million people lost their jobs across Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia's Economic Future After COVID-19
94 Percent
By December 2021, 94 percent of people in LMICs had not yet received a first dose of COVID vaccine
COVID-19 vaccine access in LMICs
800,000
More than 800,000 people still die each year due to HIV
Wrong Code
61 M
In 2019, the United States spent $61 million on NCD development assistance
Noncommunicable Diseases and Foreign Policy on Global Health
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Better Mental Health Care Is Unlikely to Fix America's Gun Problem
But reducing alcohol use, promoting gun-free homes, and curbing domestic violence hold promise
North Korea's COVID-19 Crisis: An Impossible Outbreak in the "Impossible State"
Victor Cha, Korea chair at CSIS, on the health, political, and economic factors shaping North Korea's outbreak
Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up?
Despite a likely undercount in many places, COVID-19 is the leading killer in most of Latin America and Western Europe
The G7 Summit's Geopolitical Pivot Signals a Difficult Future for Global Health
The G7's focus on war, power, and ideology overshadowed global health concerns
Monkeypox Transmission Explained
David Pigott tracks the spread of diseases with outbreak potential—Ebola, Zika, COVID-19—so we asked him about monkeypox
How the U.S. COVID-19 Response Lost the Plot After Omicron
The reasons why the United States is struggling with COVID-19 are changing
Five Billion Reasons for Ramping Up Global Surgery
Creating surgical and anesthesia capacity is a win for pandemic preparedness
Power Cuts in South Africa Wreak Havoc on Health Care
New and alternative energy solutions are needed to keep pace with hospitals' needs
The World Health Assembly Takes Steps Toward Global Health Reforms
Countries began to reshape global health governance but left themselves room to change course
At Long Last, Member States Agree to Fix the World Health Organization's Financing Problem
Here's what needs to happen next
In Brazil, a City Councilor from Belo Horizonte Has Big Plans
Gabriel Azevedo quotes de Tocqueville, owns a jazz bar, and rides a bike—he's the modern leader his hometown needs
Tucker Carlson Blasts the Pandemic Treaty as a Threat to the American Way of Life
The Fox News pundit joined the global health debate and invited viewers to think about what he said—so I did
A Help Wanted Sign for Health Workers
What the ratio of doctors to nurses in Bangladesh and the Philippines tells us about the global health worker shortage
Building COVID-19 Vaccine Production Capacity in LMICs
Patents aren't really the problem—usually