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Governance

There is a new world of challenges for global health governance, with shifting donor priorities and evolving health needs in many low- and middle-income nations. This section offers an inside look at the ways in which global health governance is adapting to these changes, with a focus on the institutions, rules, and processes that govern the health of people across the world

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Better Infant Health Starts With Paid Family Leave

State-based labor legislation could inadvertently allow parents to protect their babies from winter outbreaks

Governance

China's Foreign Policy and Global Health Leadership

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

Governance

The 10 Americas: How Geography, Race, and Income Shape U.S. Life Expectancy

The differences in U.S. life expectancy are so large it's as if the population lives in separate Americas instead of one

Governance

"Compelled by Our Fears": RFK Jr. and Vaccine Doubt

A conversation about what to expect from vaccine policy if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. runs Health and Human Services

Governance

Health, Latin America, and the Promise of Artificial Intelligence

Multiple crises burden health systems in the region, but AI offers potential for progress

Governance

The Costs of Targeted Advertising on Children and Mental Health

A high school senior implores policymakers to emphasize the safety of children as social media evolves

Governance

Solutions to U.S. Gun Violence Hinge on Election

Physicians are working to improve patient safety education but rely on research funding that is in doubt

Governance

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

Governance

Youth Initiatives Rise to Combat Nigeria's Mpox Outbreak

Youth health organizations can build a robust outbreak response and cultivate future generations of health leaders

Governance

Mali Prioritizes Child Survival During Armed Conflict

Improving access to free health care decreased child mortality by 63% over three years

Governance

Closing the Paralympic-Olympic Viewership Divide

The Paris Paralympic Games had great visibility, but there's more to pulling off an equitable competition

Governance

The United States Targets Cervical Cancer and Lead Exposure

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

Governance

How Overdose Prevention Centers Became Political Scapegoats

Although some politicians blame harm reduction efforts for societal problems, others view them as lifesaving solutions