Center for Global Health Policy and Politics

Global Health Governance

Rethinking the global health governance architecture to promote equity, access, and accountability.

About

The Global Health Governance project investigates how governance structures should and do operate at the community, national, regional, and global levels and advocates for equitable access to health for all.

Our Work

We work in partnership with civil society, multilateral organizations, and others to track, analyze, and advocate for improved health policies and service delivery; promote equity, accountability, and transparency in policymaking; and strengthen multilateral global health governance. We engage with policymakers and decision-makers at political forums such as G20 and the UN General Assembly on topics including HIV laws and policy, community-led monitoring, pandemic preparedness and response, equitable access to health technologies, WHO reform efforts, and international global health agreements.

Featured Work

Increasing Compliance With International Pandemic Law: International Relations and New Global Health Agreements

Can a Pandemic Treaty Change a State’s Behavior? Increasing Compliance with International Pandemic Law

Equity and technology in the pandemic treaty

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The O’Neill Institute Welcomes Leading Public Health Expert Nina Schwalbe as Senior Scholar

The Georgetown Center for Health Policy & Politics is pleased to announce that Dr. Nina Schwalbe has joined as a senior scholar. “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Schwalbe and to benefit…

July 10, 2024

Journal Article

Equity and technology in the pandemic treaty

Matthew M. Kavanagh, Luis Gil Abinader, Amanda…

November 1, 2023

Journal Article

Increasing compliance with international pandemic law: international relations and new global health agreements

Matthew M. Kavanagh, Sam Halabi, Adi Radhakrishnan, Allan Maleche, Clare Wenham, Elize Massard da Fonseca, Lawrence R Helfer, Elvin Nyukuri, Attiya…

September 4, 2023

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Expert Column

The WHO Reform Process – Opportunities and Challenges

Tine Hanrieder, Head of Research Group Global Humanitarian Medicine, WZB Main point: Reform efforts at the WHO have been going on for years. New reformers should avoid past mistakes and…

June 24, 2020

Expert Column

The American Public Trusts the WHO. That’s Vitally Important.

Renu Singh, Scholar The Main Point: Public trust in the WHO matters. Because more than three-quarters of Americans trust the WHO to manage the COVID-19 response, the organization’s…

June 2, 2020

Expert Column

Defunding the WHO Will Hurt African Health Programs

Amy Patterson, Professor of Politics, University of the SouthEmmanuel Balogun, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Skidmore College The Main Point: In addition to supporting work on…

June 2, 2020

Featured Work

HIV Language Compendium

Past Events