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Governance

There is a new world of challenges for global health governance, with shifting donor priorities, evolving health needs in many low- and middle-income nations, and a development assistance budget that has not increased much since 2010. 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.

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10%

Annual growth in global health aid, 2000-2010

Annual growth in global health aid, 2000-2010 Annual growth in global health aid, 2000-2010

1.3%

Annual growth in global health aid, 2011-2018

Annual growth in global health aid, 2011-2018 Annual growth in global health aid, 2011-2018

1851

First International Sanitary Conference convenes

First International Sanitary Conference convenes First International Sanitary Conference convenes

40

Years since WHO certified smallpox eradication

Years since WHO certified smallpox eradication Years since WHO certified smallpox eradication

14.6 M

Million people on PEPFAR-funded HIV/AIDS treatment

Million people on PEPFAR-funded HIV/AIDS treatment Million people on PEPFAR-funded HIV/AIDS treatment

1948

World Health Organization founded

World Health Organization founded World Health Organization founded

2%

Share of health aid for noncommunicable diseases

Share of health aid for noncommunicable diseases Share of health aid for noncommunicable diseases

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President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to fight the coronavirus disease pandemic during a COVID-19 response event in Washington, DC on January 21, 2021.

A Path to Global Citizenship for the United States: Building Back Better in Global Health
by Ruth E. Levine - January 26, 2021

The United States should earn back the trust of its allies and fulfill its obligations to restore U.S. global leadership

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President Jair Bolsonaro is seen during a ceremony to lower the Brazilian National flag down for the night, at the Alvorada Palace, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, July 15, 2020.

A Moment of Truth for Bolsonaro

by Brian Winter

It's unclear whether the pandemic will have any significant effect on Brazilian politics over the long term

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A man, wearing a protective face mask, walks past a closed shop after the Austrian government announced a lockdown including the closure of all non-essential shops, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Vienna, Austria on November 17, 2020

A Disparate Group of Places Lead the Way Through a Grim Pandemic Winter

by Ali H. Mokdad, Maja Pašović

Minnesota, Austria, and Saudi Arabia are using evidence-based strategies to save lives and protect health systems

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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a foreign policy address as Vice President Kamala Harris listens, at the State Department in Washington, DC on February 4, 2021.
Governance

President Biden's First Foreign Policy Speech: Reality Check or Missed Opportunity for Global Health?

by David P. Fidler

Convincing the world that the United States is back in terms of global health will be a long and arduous road

U.S. President Joe Biden looks on as he prepares to sign executive orders at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 2, 2021.
Governance

Weighing Biden's First Executive Orders to Address COVID-19

by William A. Haseltine

Plaudits and missed opportunities

Passengers wear face masks as they wait for an S-Bahn commuter train on the platform at Friedrichstrasse station during lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Berlin, Germany on February 5, 2021.
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"No-COVID" Germany: Launching a Policy Debate in a Complex Political Environment

by Ilona Kickbusch, Maximilian Mayer

This new strategy proposal adheres to the principle that every infection is one too many