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
3.3 Times
Where there was trust in local health workers people were 3.3 times more likely to wear a mask during COVID
Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic Hinges on Trust
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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Jails and Pretrial Detention: A Human Rights and Health Justice Problem
"It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails" — Nelson Mandela
Letting Omicron Loose
A look at vulnerabilities in health-care capacity in China
A "Radical Plan" to Produce Vaccines Locally
Science reporter Amy Maxmen discusses "the hub" and the making of her new podcast for Big Picture Science
COVID-19 Fueled Record-Breaking Investments in Global Health
Examining opportunities and challenges related to development spending
In South Africa, Much More Than an Investment in HIV
Quarraisha Abdool Karim, UNAIDS special ambassador for adolescents and HIV, on "building one house" for health
Topics Creating Buzz Ahead of WHO's Upcoming Executive Board Meeting
The January 30, 2023, meeting is consequential after a formative year for global health
PEPFAR in a Global Democratic Recession
At age twenty, PEPFAR's continued success depends on weathering an illiberal wave worldwide
PEPFAR's Twentieth Anniversary Might Be Its Last
Proposed changes to the mold-breaking program could break it for good
Human Rights at the Center of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Governments should integrate human rights into their pandemic responses
Over One Million Projected COVID Deaths in China
IHME's Ali Mokdad breaks down what that means
Spirituality and Mental Health
A movement blossoming in the Philippines among health and religious leaders aims to incorporate spirituality into health
Religion and Childrens' Health in Nigeria
The medical, legal, and ethical issues when children of Jehovah's Witnesses need blood transfusions
