Research & Analysis

The World Health Assembly Reacts to the Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak

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A Chatham House fellow reports from WHA79 about how the new Ebola emergency has advanced conversations about actionable health reform

The regional supply chain lead for emergencies at the World Health Organization's Regional Office for Africa pastes stickers on shipment pallets that are being sent in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 18, 2026.

Cuba's Health Care Buckles Under Fuel Blockade

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A professor of Latin American public health details how the 2026 fuel blockade has affected every domain of Cuba's health system

Two women cook dinner after Cuba's national electric grid collapsed for the second time in a week, amid the U.S.-imposed oil blockade, in Havana, Cuba, on March 21, 2026.

Busting 10 Myths About Health Taxes

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Ahead of the World Health Assembly, Resolve to Save Lives CEO Tom Frieden discusses how health taxes can raise money and improve physical well-being

A street vendor selects cigarettes for a customer, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on May 27, 2024.

Hantavirus Outbreak Tests Global Health Law Amid WHO Crisis

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As international negotiations stall around pathogen access and benefit sharing, the Andes virus outbreak exemplifies why the system is needed

Civil guard members approach the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, on a motorboat, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Spain, on May 11, 2026.

Centering Women, Children, and Adolescents in Global Health Reform

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In an era of fiscal pressure, omission does not produce neutrality; it can produce retrenchment by default

Health workers attend to a mother and her infant at the Mother and Child Hospital, in Kasoa, Ghana, on November 19, 2025.

Argentina, the WHO, and an Exit Door That Doesn't Exist

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Argentina's proposed departure from the World Health Organization raises complex legal questions about treaty withdrawal and global health governance

Argentinian President Javier Milei speaks at an event, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 29, 2026.

Public Health as Diplomacy: China's Southeast Asia Strategy

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China's contributions to Southeast Asia grow more significant as the United States scales back its global health commitments

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects an honor guard during the official welcoming ceremony at the national palace, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on April 16, 2025.

Indonesia's Efforts to Lead Cervical Cancer Elimination

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The country's ambitious vaccination and treatment strategies seek to eliminate its cervical cancer burden by 2027

Women workers plant beans, in Majalaya, Indonesia, on October 12, 2017.

Why Europe Can't Get Measles Under Control

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Misinformation and logistical hurdles fuel Europe's measles outbreaks, despite mandates and free vaccines

School Nurse Carolyn Rees talks to Kieran Elford, aged 13, about the MMR vaccine at the pediatric outpatients department at Morriston Hospital, in Swansea, south Wales, on April 6, 2013.

Argentina's Vital Statistics Show Health Backslides

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Argentina's uneven progress on mortality indicators could hide deeper health-care failures

A woman pushes a baby stroller, in Villa Soldati, Argentina, on September 16, 2024.

London Opens New Clinic for Tuberculosis Survivors

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Many TB survivors are thrust back into the world with ongoing medical problems and little support to manage them

The x-ray scan is shown on a computer after a screening for tuberculosis, in London, England, on January 27, 2014.

Sudan's Health Workers Adapt to Increasing Drone Attacks

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Health workers in El Fasher say escalating drone warfare spurs rapid medical innovation

Women pray in front of a house struck by a drone in El-Obeid, North Kordofan State, Sudan, on January 12, 2026.