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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The Polarized Pandemic
COVID-19 has contributed to the fragmentation of domestic and international politics
Changing Drug Use in Colombia and Peru
People who use drugs should use them in the safest and most informed way
International Cooperation and the War Against Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is hampering solutions on global issues and intensifying cooperation among geopolitical alliances
Leaders Should Recognize That Global Health Is a Security Issue
“International cooperation is the only way to escape the cycle of panic and neglect,” says Croatia’s former president
There Is No Universal Health Care Without Universal Peace
The symbiosis of peace and public health
The UN General Assembly Hosts an Ambitious Health Agenda
Summits and high-level meetings will address post-COVID global health challenges
To Prevent the Next Pandemic, Leaders Should Finish What They Started
A pandemic action priority list
The G20 Summit Showcased India’s Ambitions in a Geopolitical World
The New Delhi declaration positioned global health within a nonaligned development strategy
PEPFAR, Politics, and PSI: An Implementer’s Perspective
The bipartisan importance of PEPFAR
Did Florida Get It Right Against COVID-19?
What the scrutiny of DeSantis’s pandemic record has missed
Blocs, the BRICS, and Global Health
Recent geopolitical moves further reshape the international context for global health
Hope for a Neglected Condition
An interview with an organizer and activist born with sickle cell disease in the DRC, plus a leading medical expert
Inside the New Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy
An interview with Ambassador-at-Large John Nkengasong
Examining the Diversity of the Rural United States
How rural health varies by racial and ethnic population