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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Africa’s Crisis of Trust
How vaccine inequities and geopolitical shifts have eroded Africa’s trust in U.S. aid
Did Florida Get It Right Against COVID-19?
What the scrutiny of DeSantis’s pandemic record has missed
The Rise and Fall of Seguro Popular: Mexico’s Health Care Odyssey
Unraveling success, lessons learned, and the quest for sustainable health equity
Henry Kissinger, Foreign Policy, and Global Health
Kissinger’s legacy informs the U.S. foreign policy experience with global health
Two Geopolitical Rivals, One Health
The Biden-Xi summit did not advance U.S.-China health security cooperation
Argentina’s Unhealthy Elections
Examining Sergio Massa’s and Javier Milei’s divergent approaches to salvaging a faltering health system
Global Health and the Sources of American Power
The Biden administration’s foreign policy vision exposes serious challenges for U.S. global health engagement
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Africa: Tackling Safety Concerns for Optimal Uptake
To accelerate vaccine uptake, African countries have to battle the growing reservations toward the vaccine
Vaccine Confidence After COVID-19
An interview with Ali Mokdad on how the pandemic affected trust in vaccines
An Open-Air Prison: Gaza’s Worsening Health and Humanitarian Crises
As casualty numbers increase, Gaza’s already fragile health-care system will soon cease to function
Shockwaves From the Israel-Hamas War Threaten Global Health
The conflict unleashes a cascade of bad consequences for global health endeavors
Counterterrorism Concepts and Health Policy Debates
Attacking drug cartels and applying pro-life principles to aid echoes ideas from the war on terrorism
It’s Time to Radically Rethink How We Prepare for and Respond to Global Health Emergencies
How virtual collaboration could improve crisis responses
American Conservatism and Global Health
A presidential transition strategy contains a conservative vision for U.S. global health policy
Gain-of-Function Risk Is Not One-Size-Fits-All
Balancing risk and innovation to create effective policies for gain-of-function research