Center for Global Health Policy and Politics

Global Health Policy & Politics

Working at the intersection of global health, law, and social science to understand the political determinants of health and support the creation of legal and policy environments that stop pandemics, expand access to new health technologies, tackle inequality, and save lives.

A unique cross-campus collaboration
O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
Georgetown University School of Health

The Center is housed across Georgetown’s Law and Health centers, in recognition that addressing today’s major health challenges–from policy on HIV, COVID-19, and TB to health equity and health system accountability–require a multi-disciplinary approach.
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Featured Work

New HIV Policy Lab Report: Two Thirds of Countries Now Do Not Criminalize Same-Sex Sex

Joint report by the Center for Global Health Policy & Politics, UN Development Program, and Global Network of People Living with HIV analyzes 194 countries and finds decriminalization of consensual same-sex has advanced the global HIV/AIDS response

Think Pandemics, Think Inequality

We helped convene high level leaders on the sidelines of the UN High Level Meeting on Pandemics to address the inequality-pandemics cycle.

Diagnostics Equity Consortium

DEC generates analyses and engages government, civil society, global health actors, and industry in support of holistic diagnostics advocacy agenda.

Research on law and policy

We track and analyze laws and policies worldwide as powerful tools to promote or undermine health equity.

Political analysis

We study the political forces that determine health outcomes and help public health leaders build policies to work in real-world political contexts.

Convene on science, access & equity

We bring together politicians, health officials, activists, scientists, and others to expand ambition in global health. 

Accountability for health

We work in solidarity with individuals and groups to study and improve transparency, responsiveness, and the role of civil society.