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Pandemic Responses Should Not Rely on Border Closures
Lessons learned from COVID-19 should inform future public health responses
U.S. WHO Exit Could Expand China's Influence
Donald Trump's executive order could inadvertently pave the way for China to reshape global health governance
Global Travel Restrictions: Lessons from COVID-19 to Marburg
Recent outbreaks have resurfaced conversations about when travel restrictions are appropriate to contain virus spread
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
Designing A New National Center for Disease Control
Infectious disease epidemiologist Chikwe Ihekweazu recounts the advent of Nigeria's Centre for Disease Control
Using Game Theory to Advance the Pandemic Agreement
Rewarding drug manufacturers for sharing vaccine doses could break the impasse in negotiations
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
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
Why Pandemic Agreement Negotiations Failed to Land
Months of negotiations and a final weeklong push ended with impasses over technology sharing and accountability measures
Safeguarding the Pandemic Agreement from Disinformation
A sustained disinformation campaign worldwide is undermining the highly anticipated pandemic agreement
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
The New U.S. Strategy on Global Health Security
The strategy seeks to make U.S. foreign policy on global health more effective
Pandemic Prevention Begins at Home
Proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations could enable timely outbreak reporting at the local level