Center for Global Health Policy and Politics

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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…

June 24, 2020

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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…

June 2, 2020

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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…

June 2, 2020

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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…

June 2, 2020

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The WHO Explained

Renu Singh, ScholarAmy Patterson, Professor of Politics, University of the SouthEmmanuel Balogun, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Skidmore CollegeSummer Marion,…

June 2, 2020

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More or the same? Reflecting on debates around the Global Fund’s mandate

Mara Pillinger, Former Senior Associate Last week, the Global Fund met its replenishment target of $14B. The news was greeted mostly with sighs of relief, especially because it…

October 18, 2019

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Beyond Disease: New Study Shows Global Fund Improves Governance and Health

Matthew M. Kavanagh, Director New research shows that international aid from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria goes beyond battling disease and is linked to…

May 13, 2019

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We need new laws: new report shows the nature of coercion and criminalization in TB-related laws

October 9, 2018

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The UN High-Level Meeting on TB: An Opportunity for States to Implement Rights-Based Approaches to TB?

Drew Aiken Yesterday was the first-ever UN High Level Meeting on Tuberculosis. After much build-up, advocacy, and negotiation throughout the last year, the Political…

September 27, 2018