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China's President Xi Jinping attends the G20 summit.

China's Foreign Policy and Global Health Leadership

by Jiyong Jin

Chinese health diplomacy has made progress, but challenges to China's aspirations to be a leader in global health remain

Governance
President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a Cancer Moonshot announcement.

The United States Targets Cervical Cancer and Lead Exposure

by David P. Fidler

The Biden administration launched efforts to reduce cervical cancer and lead exposure that could have brief policy lives

Ukrainian Health Minister and German Health Minister talk prior to the Ukrainian-German Mental Health and Rehabilitation Conference.
Governance

Global Health Politics: Multipolarity Is the New Reality

by Hampus Holmer

Long dominated by the West, global health is changing because of discontent with the past and the return of geopolitics

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the opening of multifunctional medical center for the Russian Defense Ministry, via video link.
Governance

A New Era for Russian Foreign Policy on Global Health

by Nataliya Shok

Russia has altered its approach to global health amid the war in Ukraine and geopolitical rivalry with the West

Attendees applaud at the launch of the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy at the State Department.
Governance

Global Health Security and Diplomacy in 2024: Lead, Leverage, and Elevate

by Hillary H. Carter, Thomas J. Bollyky

Discussions will intensify in 2024 to strengthen the global health security architecture

People wait in line to receive the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, donated to Kenya by the UK government, in Nairobi, Kenya, August 8, 2021.
Governance

Billions Committed, Millions Delivered

by Samantha Kiernan, Serena Tohme, Gayeong Song

The mixed record of vaccine donations and diplomacy

A National Guard soldier looks on as people stand in line at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Vaccination Center as Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announces the start of the statewide "Vaccinate NY" ad campaign to encourage all New Yorkers to get vaccinated, in New York City, New York, U.S. April 6, 2021.
Governance

A Robust U.S. Response to China's Health Diplomacy Will Reap Domestic and Global Benefits

by Jennifer A. Hillman, Alex Tippett

It's in the United States' interest to provide an alternative to China's Health Silk Road

map of all vaccine donations
Trade

The Politics of Vaccine Donation and Diplomacy

by Samantha Kiernan, Serena Tohme, Kailey Shanks, Basia Rosenbaum

Is a friend in need a friend indeed?

Map of the world shows number of vaccines countries have access to.
Governance

Vaccine Spheres of Influence Tracker

by Samantha Kiernan, Priyanka Sethy, Kailey Shanks, Serena Tohme

Tracking COVID-19 vaccine administration and access around the world

A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed China flag in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020.
Governance

Why Mass Vaccination in the West Could be Bad News for Chinese Leaders

by Yanzhong Huang

To narrow the immunity gap, China could be forced to prioritize its domestic vaccine needs

Cuban doctors receive Cuban and Italian flags during a farewell ceremony before departing to Italy to assist, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus in Havana, Cuba, on March 21, 2020. the photo shows doctors lined up taking flags of Italy and cuba. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
Migration

Medical Diplomacy—Lessons From Cuba

by Hannah Todd

COVID-19 is a chance to design more efficient, equitable, and ethical health care responses during a crisis