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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

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As many as 14.2 million Americans could lose their insurance over the next decade

14.2 Million Americans

Amid ACA Subsidy Fight, Access Broadens for Catastrophic Health Plans

$11 B

The Global Fund secured $11 billion of its $18 billion replenishment goal for 2026–28

Global Fund Commitments

The United States Maintains Its Global Fund Commitment

$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 Care

Life After USAID: Africa's Development, Education, and Health Care

1 in 127

An estimated 1 in 127 people were on the autism spectrum in 2021

Autism and Identity: Navigating Disability Versus Difference

Autism and Identity: Navigating Disability Versus Difference

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More than 1.2 million people across the globe died of antibiotic resistant superbugs in 2019

Antibiotic Resistance Is a Smoldering Crisis

Antibiotic Resistance is a Smoldering Crisis

70%

More than 70 percent of adult men smoke in Indonesia

Tobacco Control Goes Missing from Indonesia's Presidential Ballot

Tobacco Control Goes Missing from Indonesia's Presidential Ballot

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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 Battleground

In Myanmar, Health Care Has Become a Battleground

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

Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic Hinges on Trust

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In 2021, 9.3 million people lost their jobs across Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia's Economic Future After COVID-19

Southeast Asia's Economic Future After COVID-19

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Tracking the "America First" Bilateral Health Agreements

Tracking the "America First" Bilateral Health Agreements

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Think Global Health's analysis found gaps between country needs and new cofinancing commitments with the United States

Sovereignty vs. Multilateralism Is the Wrong Debate in Global Health

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Seed Global Health CEO: countries need a global health model where sovereignty sets the agenda and multilateralism enables it

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau shakes hands with African Union Commission Chair Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at the African Union headquarters, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 28, 2026.

Transforming the Global Health Ecosystem for a Healthier World in 2026

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African health and finance officials, along with the former executive director of UNAIDS, offer 10 considerations for global health reform initiatives

Transforming the Global Health Ecosystem for a Healthier World in 2026

Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

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This weekly map visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases

A world map showing vaccine-preventable disease hot spots, with colored circles indicating outbreak size and location. Measles outbreaks (red) appear across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Large chicken pox (green) and RSV (purple) outbreaks are visible in Asia. Yellow circles mark whooping cough in the Americas and Oceania, while smaller circles show diphtheria, hepatitis A and B, mumps, and polio outbreaks in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Circle size corresponds to outbreak magnitude, with a sample scale showing 10,000 cases. The map is labeled “Think Global Health.”

How African Regional Agencies Can Shape Global Health Reform

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WHO Africa regional specialists explain why continental players need to be coauthors in the reform of global health architecture

World Health Organization officials and Ugandan health workers inform the community of Kirembo village about the ebola vaccine, in Kasese district, Uganda, on June 15, 2019.

No One Wins If Multilateralism for Health Loses

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Inaction on the global health reform agenda is not a neutral choice; it is a decision to impede or even undermine progress

French President Emmanuel Macron, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and other delegates pose for photo during the One Health Summit in Lyon, France, on April 7, 2026.

Why Every Country Needs a Public Health Agency

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The WHO's executive director of health emergencies outlines why more countries are launching national public health agencies

Health workers in protective clothing confer behind barriers marking the isolation ward where victims Marburg virus are treated, in Uige, Angola, on April 20, 2005.

Global Health Reform for Communities Beyond Institutions

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Much of global health progress has been driven by small teams, writes the head of Expertise France's major pandemics cluster

Community health workers prepare vaccines for a measles vaccination drive amid a surge in cases, in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, on February 25, 2026.

Why India's Digital Governance Model Matters for Global Health

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India's distinct approach to digital and AI governance centers on shared public infrastructure

A model of a robotic surgical system by Wipro Intelligence is exhibited at Bharat Mandapam, at the AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi, India, on February 16, 2026.

The Expanded Global Gag Rule and the Case for Regional Solidarity

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The anti-abortion policy undermines organizing principles, rooted in ubuntu, that keep African health systems coherent under stress

A woman gazes out of a window while attending a talk on sexual health and HIV prevention, in the Tanghin neighborhood of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on April 13, 2013.

Sustaining Tuberculosis Innovations to Counter Foreign Aid Cuts

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A new World Health Organization policy allows for portable TB testing, which could help close massive gaps in disease surveillance

A man is treated for tuberculosis, at the Muniz public hospital, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 11, 2019.

Where the Iran War Could Disrupt Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

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Pharmaceutical company executives are responding to the immediate supply-chain threats by targeting unconventional routes

Worldwide Flight Services personnel prepare humanitarian aid packages for the first French humanitarian flight to Beirut, carrying 60 tons of relief supplies and pharmaceutical products, at Paris‑Charles de Gaulle Airport, in Roissy‑en‑France near Paris, France, on March 12, 2026.

A Humanitarian Off-Ramp for the Iran War

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Health diplomacy has long served as means for adversaries to work together when politics make broader engagement impossible

Members of the Red Crescent talk to each other as smoke rises into the air after a reported strike on Shahran fuel tanks, in Tehran, Iran, on March 8, 2026.

Indonesia in the BRICS: What It Means for Global Health

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Just over a year after Indonesia joined the BRICS, the nation is still determining its place in the bloc's health-cooperation dynamics

The Indonesian flag flies as people, wearing protective face coverings, wait to receive a COVID-19 vaccine dose at Pakansari Stadium, in Bogor, Indonesia, on August 14, 2021.