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Pricing of Monoclonal Antibodies: The Need for Greater Transparency to Promote Global Access
Aditi Mahajan, Jacqueline DeverFormer Research Assistants, Center for Global Health Policy & Politics Introduction Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), first generated in 1975, have been widely regarded…
August 22nd, 2025
Global Health in Crisis: An Analysis of U.S. Spending on Life-Saving Health Programs
Vaccination for mpox kicked off in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on October 2024, almost two years after the outbreak was declared in December 2022 and five years after the U.S…
April 3rd, 2025
The Neglected Pandemic: Efforts (and Lack Thereof) to Develop Vaccines Against Cholera
Sanjana Mukherjee Fellow As multilateral negotiations on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response continue in Geneva, one pandemic continues to linger globally, largely unnoticed by the global …
April 16th, 2024
Mitigating TB Drug Supply Shocks: A Critical Step Towards TB Elimination in India
Agrata Sharma, Associate Sanjana Mukherjee, Fellow “We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and h…
March 21st, 2024
Sarah L. Bosha Director of Legal Research and Human RightsAdi Radhakrishnan AssociateIkponwosa Ero Former UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism (2015-2021) Th…
June 13th, 2023
COVID-19 Vaccination in Brazil Is a Success, Despite the Failure of the Federal Government
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June 2nd, 2022
The Role of International Labor Law in Creating a Resilient and Capable Health Workforce
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January 27th, 2022
Lessons from One of the World’s Most Successful, Yet Unusual, COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns
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May 6th, 2021
Better Masks Offer Better Protection Against COVID-19 Variants. Governments Should Act Quickly.
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March 9th, 2021
India Must Have Vaccine Transparency for the World’s Largest Immunization Program to Succeed
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January 14th, 2021
India Must Have Vaccine Transparency for the World’s Largest Immunization Program to Succeed
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January 14th, 2021
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 build on …
June 24th, 2020
Are Immunity Certificates Fool’s Gold?
Mara Pillinger, Former Senior Associate The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, but lockdowns are unsustainable. Policymakers are desperately searching for new policy tools that will allow economies t…
June 17th, 2020
The Female Face of the Pandemic: A Call for Egalitarian Care Systems
Laura Norato, Former Associate Women globally are facing a high burden during the crisis raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the U.S., women account for 52% of the essential workers, 78% of socia…
June 12th, 2020
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 scientifical…
June 2nd, 2020
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 AIDS, t…
June 2nd, 2020
How Funding the WHO Benefits U.S. Foreign Policy
Summer Marion, Research Fellow, University of Maryland School of Public Policy The Main Point: Withdrawing from the WHO would hurt both US and global security – leaving a void private philanthr…
June 2nd, 2020
Renu Singh, ScholarAmy Patterson, Professor of Politics, University of the SouthEmmanuel Balogun, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Skidmore CollegeSummer Marion, Research Fellow, University o…
June 2nd, 2020
Lessons From the HIV Policy Lab: Tracking National HIV Policies and ART Access Amidst COVID-19
Mara Pillinger, Former Senior AssociateKate Daley COVID-19 presents a unique opportunity to accelerate and expand national policies on differentiated service delivery (DSD) for people living with HIV …
May 8th, 2020
Mara Pillinger, Former Senior Associate One of the most common refrains in global health security is that pandemics don’t respect national borders. But the COVID-19 epidemic has turned up the heat u…
February 15th, 2020
Mara Pillinger, Former Senior Associate On Thursday, after delaying for an extra day of deliberation, the World Health Organization (WHO) decided not to declare the outbreak of pneumonia caused by a n…
January 27th, 2020
Byanyima’s Strategy: Focus on Injustice and Innovation in the Fight Against HIV
Mara Pillinger, Former Senior Associate Last week, UNAIDS new Executive Director, Dr. Winnie Byanyima, announced the creation of a strategic advisory group to be co-chaired by Georgetown’s own Matt …
December 19th, 2019
The Challenges of Turning Policies Into Data
Mara Pillinger, Former Senior Associate If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably more than familiar with evidence-based policymaking. You may not be as used to thinking about laws and policies…
November 14th, 2019
Eric A. Friedman, Global Health Justice Scholar A Framework Convention on Global Health (FCGH) – a global treaty based in, and seeking to more fully give life to, the right to health, enhancing acco…
October 19th, 2019