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
$6.5 B
In 2024, USAID provided $6.5 billion in humanitarian assistance to sub-Saharan Africa
Life After USAID: Africa's Development, Education, and Health Care1 in 127
An estimated 1 in 127 people were on the autism spectrum in 2021
Autism and Identity: Navigating Disability Versus Difference1.2 M
More than 1.2 million people across the globe died of antibiotic resistant superbugs in 2019
Antibiotic Resistance is a Smoldering Crisis70%
More than 70 percent of adult men smoke in Indonesia
Tobacco Control Goes Missing from Indonesia's Presidential Ballot1,200
Nearly 1,200 attacks on health-care workers and facilities have taken place in the three years since the coup
In Myanmar, Health Care Has Become a Battleground37 Million
In 2019, there was a shortfall of 6 million doctors and 31 million nurses and midwives worldwide
A Help Wanted Sign for Health Workers3.3 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 Trust9.3 M
In 2021, 9.3 million people lost their jobs across Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia's Economic Future After COVID-19800,000
More than 800,000 people still die each year due to HIV
Wrong Code61 M
In 2019, the United States spent $61 million on NCD development assistance
Noncommunicable Diseases and Foreign Policy on Global HealthGovernance
Governance
The War Wounded: A Doctor Reports 62 Miles From Ukraine's Front Lines
A doctor travels with Project HOPE to Dnipro, where a hospital performs 50 or more emergency surgeries each night
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Holding Drug Companies Accountable: NIH Access Plan vs. Pandemic Treaty
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A New Malaria Drug Can Treat Infants—If Health Systems Support It
Governance
Vaccine-Preventable Disease: A Global Tracker
Governance
A Reckoning for Attacks on Health in Gaza
Governance
Rebuilding Syria's Health System: Will Kurdish Progress Remain?
Governance
Declarations Without Delivery: Weighing UN Plans for NCD Medicine Access
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Argentina's Health-Care System Ahead of Midterm Elections
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After U.S. Retreat, Europe Recasts Its Role in Global Health
by Emma Ross
Governance
WHO, PAHO, and the Future of Health in the Americas
Governance
America First in Global Health: How Africa Should Respond
