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The adoption of the WHO Pandemic Agreement by the World Health Assembly on 20 May 2025 was a landmark moment in global health. It was the culmination of two major realizations by the international ...

An NASEM committee will examine international health security programs, engaging experts from countries that actively sponsor such work to determine ways to improve global health security. The ...

Global health and security will increasingly rely on the support of private sector actors, multilateral development banks, and local scientists, institutions, and entrepreneurs. While these local ...

Steep cuts in US government funding have thrown much of the field of global health into a state of fear and uncertainty. Once a crown jewel of US foreign policy, valued at some US$12 billion a year, ...

By prioritising interventions, Ghana is ensuring that limited resources are channelled toward high-impact actions, maximising public health outcomes.

The impact of the U.S. government’s sudden retreat on foreign assistance in 2025 has been most pronounced in Africa. For decades, African countries received the majority of U.S. global health ...

The first obligation of any government is to keep its people safe. This is generally interpreted as support for the military and police, yet, even in times of war, more people die from preventable ...

This article appeared in the Spring/Summer 2025 issue of Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health magazine. The WHO's declaration of smallpox eradication in 1980 was a high-water mark for public health.