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Tracking the "America First" Bilateral Health Agreements

Tracking the "America First" Bilateral Health Agreements

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Think Global Health's analysis found gaps between country needs and new cofinancing commitments with the United States

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau shakes hands with African Union Commission Chair Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at the African Union headquarters, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 28, 2026.

Sovereignty vs. Multilateralism Is the Wrong Debate in Global Health

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Seed Global Health CEO: countries need a global health model where sovereignty sets the agenda and multilateralism enables it

The Lusaka Agenda Shows the Power of Community Voices

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By prioritizing primary health-care systems led by locals, the Lusaka Agenda can transition power back to Africa

Medical workers are seen at the health centre in the commune of Wangata during a vaccination campaign against the outbreak of Ebola, in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe

What U.S. Withdrawal From the World Health Organization Means for Africa

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A Chatham House fellow explains how, from an African perspective, the decision stripped away comforting assumptions about global health cooperation

A woman and her child, who is suffering from malnourishment, wait for care at the emergency ward of Dikwa Primary Health Center, where children are stabilized for severe malnutrition, following the withdrawal of USAID support, in Dikwa, Borno State, Nigeria, on August 27, 2025.

Gold Prices Reach Record High, Poisoning Ghana's Land

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As gold demand grows, Ghana's rural families turn to riskier operations, worsened by lax regulations and porous supply chains

An artisanal miner climbs out of a gold mine with a bag of rocks broken off from inside a mining pit, at the unlicensed mining site of Nsuaem Top, in Ghana, on November 24, 2018.

Transforming the Global Health Ecosystem for a Healthier World in 2026

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African health and finance officials, along with the former executive director of UNAIDS, offer 10 considerations for global health reform initiatives

Transforming the Global Health Ecosystem for a Healthier World in 2026

Africa's Push For Health Sovereignty

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Africa's leaders are explicitly reframing health financing as an economic and fiscal priority, not a social afterthought

Jocelyne Mitoba, who was detained for 8 days with her baby for lack of money at Bethesda Medical Center, holds her newborn at her home, in Ngaba, a neighborhood of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on February 18, 2023.

Shifting the Narrative on Global Road Safety

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A study examines the role journalism can play in preventing traffic collisions in five Anglophone African countries

Road safety officers stand, as traffic is blocked up on a road, in Lokoja, Nigeria, on October 13, 2022.

America First in Global Health: How Africa Should Respond

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A new U.S. strategy reframes health assistance from a global public good to a strategic asset for national advantage

Scientific officer Anathi Nkayi works in the research lab at the University of Cape Town's Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, in Cape Town, South Africa February 17, 2025.

The New America First Global Health Strategy: Four Observations

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What the strategy means for supply chain reforms, transnational threats, and congressional oversight on global health spending

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation alongside U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in Washington DC, on June 21, 2025.

Singapore to Africa: AI Diagnostics for a Healthier Future

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Singapore's strengths can support Africa's push for faster, more equitable, and ultimately sovereign health systems

Cancer patients sit in a chemotherapy while receiving treatment at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, in Accra, Ghana, on April 24, 2012.

The Ethics of AI-Driven Health Projects in Africa

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AI's success should be measured by how it respects dignity, protects privacy, and solves the problems people face

A medical laboratory technician at the Wits Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit poses for a portrait, in the research lab at the Wits University Faculty of Health Sciences, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 14, 2025.