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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Better Mental Health Care Is Unlikely to Fix America's Gun Problem
But reducing alcohol use, promoting gun-free homes, and curbing domestic violence hold promise
North Korea's COVID-19 Crisis: An Impossible Outbreak in the "Impossible State"
Victor Cha, Korea chair at CSIS, on the health, political, and economic factors shaping North Korea's outbreak
Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up?
Despite a likely undercount in many places, COVID-19 is the leading killer in most of Latin America and Western Europe
Monkeypox in India—Facing the World's Latest Health Threat
Barely back on its feet from COVID-19, India eyes monkeypox with trepidation
Monkeypox in Nigeria
Nigeria's battered health infrastructure is ill-equipped to handle a surge in monkeypox cases
The Monkeypox Outbreak and the WHO's Existential Crisis
The emergency declaration on monkeypox reinforces concerns about the WHO's role in global health governance
The Monkeypox Outbreak and Foreign Policy
The outbreak has limited implications for U.S. foreign policy on global health
Visibly Invisible: Taiwan and Global Health
The legacy of the past and practices of the present, dictate whose voices are heard
Moving the Needle on Health Disinformation
Preventing harmful health information requires transparency not regulation
Nicotine Pouch Use Is on the Rise
A longtime tobacco researcher looks at the question of potentially "less harmful" substitutes for cigarettes
Omicron BA.5: What to Know About COVID-19's Latest, More Contagious Variant
Public health expert Ali H. Mokdad answers our COVID questions this week
Changing Foreign Policy on Cyberspace: Lessons for U.S. Global Health Engagement
Proposals to transform U.S. cyber foreign policy can inform rethinking global health engagement
The Short-Lived COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in Beijing
Social media backlash may have influenced officials in China's capital who walked back vaccine requirements
What Nations Owe Each Other Before the Next Pandemic
A pandemic treaty will need to contain fresh requirements