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Governance

There is a new world of challenges for global health governance, with shifting donor priorities, evolving health needs in many low- and middle-income nations, and a development assistance budget that has not increased much since 2010. 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.

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10%

Annual growth in global health aid, 2000-2010

Annual growth in global health aid, 2000-2010 Annual growth in global health aid, 2000-2010

1.3%

Annual growth in global health aid, 2011-2018

Annual growth in global health aid, 2011-2018 Annual growth in global health aid, 2011-2018

1851

First International Sanitary Conference convenes

First International Sanitary Conference convenes First International Sanitary Conference convenes

40

Years since WHO certified smallpox eradication

Years since WHO certified smallpox eradication Years since WHO certified smallpox eradication

14.6 M

Million people on PEPFAR-funded HIV/AIDS treatment

Million people on PEPFAR-funded HIV/AIDS treatment Million people on PEPFAR-funded HIV/AIDS treatment

1948

World Health Organization founded

World Health Organization founded World Health Organization founded

2%

Share of health aid for noncommunicable diseases

Share of health aid for noncommunicable diseases Share of health aid for noncommunicable diseases

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Workers wipe down doors at a train station during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Singapore on August 17, 2020.

Does Healthier Mean Wealthier? Measuring Countries' Economic Performance During the Pandemic
by Thomas J. Bollyky, Sawyer Crosby, Joseph L. Dieleman, Samantha Kiernan - January 14, 2021

An effective government response to COVID-19 doesn't necessarily correlate with economic gain

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People push a cart with culled mink at the farm of Henrik Nordgaard Hansen and Ann-Mona Kulsoe Larsen near Naestved, Denmark, November 6, 2020.

Limited Information Hampers Understanding of U.S. Farmed Mink Outbreaks

by Steve Pool

Comparing the U.S. and Danish responses to COVID-19 outbreaks in mink populations

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A man, wearing a protective face mask, walks past a closed shop after the Austrian government announced a lockdown including the closure of all non-essential shops, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Vienna, Austria on November 17, 2020

A Disparate Group of Places Lead the Way Through a Grim Pandemic Winter

by Ali H. Mokdad, Maja Pašović

Minnesota, Austria, and Saudi Arabia are using evidence-based strategies to save lives and protect health systems

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U.S. President Joe Biden waves after being sworn-in as the 46th President of the United States during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2021.
Governance

After the Inauguration: Global Health and the Biden Administration

by David P. Fidler

President Joe Biden's plans will restore U.S. leadership in global health

A U.S. flag is displayed at the National Mall, as part of a memorial paying tribute to the U.S. citizens who have died from the coronavirus disease in Washington, DC on January 18, 2021.
Governance

The Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. Democracy

by Ashley Quarcoo

It will take years until political analysts can definitively asses the pandemic's impact on U.S. democracy

President Jair Bolsonaro is seen during a ceremony to lower the Brazilian National flag down for the night, at the Alvorada Palace, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, July 15, 2020.
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A Moment of Truth for Bolsonaro

by Brian Winter

It's unclear whether the pandemic will have any significant effect on Brazilian politics over the long term