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Global Health Security Lessons from the U.S. Biodefense Response

The COVID-19 pandemic exemplified how an institute concerned with biodefense could pivot to serve public health needs

Learning From Liberia's COVID-19 Vaccination Program

Liberia's high COVID-19 vaccination coverage is a testament to the power of innovative responses to outbreaks

Governance

Designing A New National Center for Disease Control

Infectious disease epidemiologist Chikwe Ihekweazu recounts the advent of Nigeria's Centre for Disease Control

Trade

Using Game Theory to Advance the Pandemic Agreement

Rewarding drug manufacturers for sharing vaccine doses could break the impasse in negotiations

Governance

U.S. Disinformation Plan Put Geopolitics Above Global Health

Covert U.S. information operations during COVID-19 expose the dangers that global health faces when rival powers compete

Governance

Health Policy Takeaways from 2024's First U.S. Presidential Debate

Where the presidential debate mentioned or missed on COVID responses, drug pricing, Medicare, and reproductive health

Governance

Why Pandemic Agreement Negotiations Failed to Land

Months of negotiations and a final weeklong push ended with impasses over technology sharing and accountability measures

Governance

Safeguarding the Pandemic Agreement from Disinformation

A sustained disinformation campaign worldwide is undermining the highly anticipated pandemic agreement

Governance

Inside the Global Burden of Disease Study

IHME Director Christopher Murray recounts the study's role in shaping global policy and how collaborators overcame COVID

Governance

The New U.S. Strategy on Global Health Security

The strategy seeks to make U.S. foreign policy on global health more effective

Governance

Pandemic Prevention Begins at Home

Proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations could enable timely outbreak reporting at the local level

Governance

Where COVID Has Shifted Flu and RSV Seasons

In some countries, peaks in flu hospitalizations occurred 4.3 weeks early on average relative to the pre-COVID era

Governance

A Virus Hunter's Struggle for Respect in Post-COVID China

Zhang Yongzhen's recent ordeal is an interplay of personal, cultural, institutional, and political factors

Trade

Moderna Cancels Kenya Vaccine Project Due to Familiar Economic Hurdles

The cancellation reminds the world that more efforts are needed for equitable vaccine distribution