Health strategy

The World Health Assembly in Geneva presents a narrow window of opportunity for action to save multilateral cooperation on global health. Three things need to happen.

The US insisting on preferential access to minerals as part of health deal – and Zambia pushing back – highlights how aid is changing.

African countries have an important opportunity to align the strategy with their own health security agendas.

The US retreat from global health funding has disproportionally affected African countries. Will African governments allow the cycle of dependency to continue, or reassert sovereignty over their health systems?

In this episode, Dr Jean Kaseya discusses how Africa CDC public health initiatives strengthen the capacity of health institutions across the African continent to deal with growing disease threats.

Unresolved questions on pathogen sharing and vaccine access have effectively placed the agreement in limbo. And ratification looks far off.

Disagreements between high- and lower-income countries have left the pandemic preparedness treaty in intensive care. The prescription? Developing nations can look to each other for health equity, writes Ebere Okereke.

New Centre, led by Dr Samir Puri, will see four Chatham House programmes collaborate on research to improve and reform global institutions.

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.

80 delegates from WHO, World Bank and others meet to discuss problems with funding 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Universal health reforms can be adopted in challenging times, spurred by crisis conditions and despite resource constraints. Sustaining coverage requires financial commitment and thoughtful design.

Based on a new global review of laboratory accident reporting, this Chatham House research paper presents the case for a sustainable and risk-based approach to biosafety.

Efforts to finance the global HIV response were the product of a unique era of collaborative thinking and partnerships. This research paper seeks to draw lessons for the benefit of future core global health priorities.

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.

Solidarity, at all levels of governance, is critical to suppressing the pandemic effectively. It requires strong political commitment and high levels of social cohesion.

This paper describes some of the main opportunities and challenges of using AI in healthcare. It then turns to a case study of the use of AI for healthcare purposes in India, discussing key applications, challenges and risks in this context.

Documenting the lack of progress on critical recommendations to tackle antimicrobial resistance, opportunities for further action and key obstacles to overcome.

In the final report from Chatham House’s Working Group on Health Governance, Charles Clift offers recommendations for serious reform of the WHO’s core functionality, governance and financing.