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October 17, 2023
There’s not a lot of low-hanging fruit in global development. On the issues that matter most, from preventing the next pandemic to expanding migration opportunities, and financing climate adaptation, even minor progress tends to require big financial commitments and often faces deep political resist...
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October 11, 2023
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic there were periods of sustained growth in many low- and middle-income countries that led to some optimism about countries “transitioning” from (i.e. no longer being eligible for) support from the major global health financing mechanisms, such as the Global Fund, Gavi, ...
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September 27, 2023
The UK is, hopefully, coming out of its nadir in international development. This is marked by planned rises in development spend, an ambitious new international development white paper, a supportive Minister, and a new parliament in 2024. But before considering any proposal, future governments with ...
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September 21, 2023
The politics of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has changed substantially since we launched the first CGD working group on AMR in 2007. There is now much more awareness about the need to act, even if global solutions have not yet been implemented. Countries including the UK, Canada, and Japan have an...
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September 19, 2023
Health systems in Africa are under considerable strain: rapid demographic change, rising non-communicable diseases, and emerging and re-emerging threats such as COVID-19 and Ebola are increasing demands on limited health services. The African Union’s admission to the G20 provides an opportunity for ...
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September 19, 2023
September’s crisp fall weather is arriving, and with it, another annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with thousands of people descending upon New York, buzzing about what should be the world’s priorities and objectives.
Fortunately, the world already has a set of #goals that were deve...
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September 14, 2023
COVID-19 is fading from public discussion, countries’ , and hopes for a safer and fairer future are being dashed by potentially watered-down political commitments. Yet people around the world continue to feel the impacts of COVID-19 every day, other infectious disease threats have not magically gone...