Health strategy

Emma Ross outlines the differences between a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and a pandemic.

The Common Futures Conversations community share their priorities for rebuilding their communities in the wake of COVID-19.

How, when, and where could a new pandemic occur, what measures might prevent such an event, and is the world well-prepared if it does happen?

Chatham House experts from the Global Health Programme tackle the main questions and issues around the use of vaccine passports.

Outlining key issues raised by the UK government’s plan to reduce its commitment to spend 0.7 percent of gross national income on overseas assistance each year.

Laura Wellesley and Ana Yang explain why a healthy diet will lead to a healthy planet.

Imagining a world where we can prevent pandemics is an ambitious yet achievable aspiration, according to Professor David Heymann and Emma Ross.

The first few gatherings of the G20, at the height of the global financial crisis, yielded concrete results, and seemed to promise an auspicious future for global governance. But in the years since, the group has increasingly replaced action with empty talk.

Rachel Thompson and Asha Herten-Crabb explain the key issues around gender in global health.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were a hot topic at this year’s UN General Assembly (UNGA).

The declaration of the rapidly spreading mpox outbreak in Africa as a public health emergency will test global solidarity in the wake of COVID-19 – and could provide a litmus test for the effectiveness of a future pandemic treaty.

A new Chatham House report indicates that by dedicating an additional one per cent of GDP, countries of all kinds can deliver universal healthcare for their citizens.

Reducing opportunities for human error must be a top policy priority to reduce the risk of potentially catastrophic laboratory accidents involving high-consequence pathogens.

The dwindling role of aid financing could provide the impetus for developing countries to expand domestic public health spending.

A proposed framework for improved decision-making in public international financing for global health priorities.

Defining a clear role for the multilateral development banks and IMF will help clarify the overall structure for financing international health priorities.

Taiwan is worried about its falling population, but the country’s pro-childbirth policies have been failing for decades, writes Yen-hsin Alice Cheng.

Women rose up against gender-based violence in 2015, but have struggled since the pandemic – the legislation they inspired needs enforcing, writes Natalia Gherardi.

Xi Jinping will try to beef up Global South relations in 2023, but weary Chinese and the business sector need pandemic restrictions to end, says Yu Jie.

Thousands died in the British capital when air pollution and unusual weather combined on December 5 1952 – and emissions still kill many today, says Jane Burston.

A system involving doctors, pharmacists, political parties, armed groups, and businesspeople fuels corruption and conflict in a medicine supply chain which kills people every year.

Improving global resilience against future pandemics and delivering on emissions targets are top priorities for Indonesia’s G20 presidency.

Emma Ross outlines the differences between a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and a pandemic.

In the final part of a series on the impact of the Roe v Wade ruling, Nina van der Mark assesses the global impact of America’s reverse on reproductive rights.

The continent plans to make 60 per cent of its vaccines by 2040. After the failure of the world to help in the pandemic, it’s high time, says Ngozi Erondu.

In the second of a series on the impact of the Roe v Wade ruling, we assess the economic and political damage that America’s right may unleash

Ulana Suprun describes her experiences reforming the Ukrainian health system following Russia’s invasion of Crimea.

The first in a series on the impact of Roe v Wade globally, we look at the need to integrate sexual and reproductive health rights into climate change solutions

Addressing the lessons of the COVID-19 response means a fundamental rethink of what the international community must fund and how the effort is organized.

The Common Futures Conversations community share their priorities for rebuilding their communities in the wake of COVID-19.

At last, there is a new proposal for a waiver on Covid-19 vaccine patents, but it is a far from useful compromise, says James Love

We can prevent minor disagreements from becoming major conflicts with top-down stability measures and grassroots ‘peace structures’ , say Mariano Aguirre and Patricia Lewis

How, when, and where could a new pandemic occur, what measures might prevent such an event, and is the world well-prepared if it does happen?

Progress towards SDG2: Zero Hunger has slowed in recent years; reform of the Rome-based UN agencies may hold the key to getting this initiative back on track.

Saumya Roy describes the perils facing the waste pickers of Deonar

Experts discuss unlocking the political commitment to funding global health public goods

How are policymakers driving forward the post-pandemic recovery?

Although migration, economic, health, tech and climate policy are increasingly thought of in terms of security, different issues are taking place in each of these policy areas.

Panellists explore and discuss strategies to reform the global health system.

Omicron highlights why a global regime is needed to support countries reporting variants, and that a shared sense of well-being has to come to the fore.