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May 21, 2025
Last year, the United Nations General Assembly in New York unanimously agreed to a political declaration on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which included a commitment to establish an Independent Panel on Evidence for Action against AMR. The UN, in turn, tasked the Quadripartite—the World Health Org...
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May 20, 2025
Despite what administration officials have claimed about preserving life-saving work, many of the programs delivering interventions known to save the most lives per dollar spent have not received the funding promised in their agreements and contracts. Among the many efforts needed to mitigate this h...
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May 20, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered development interventions are growing, with over 100 global health and 150 education AI projects delivering direct services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). While most such projects are currently pilots, governments may eventually look to scale effect...
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May 19, 2025
In August last year, I made a modest proposal to China’s Minister of Finance regarding IDA, the soft lending arm of the World Bank that works with the poorest countries. I suggested China might want to become an equal IDA shareholder to the US. While Beijing did increase its contribution in the sub...
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May 19, 2025
In 2019, Germany and the Philippines established the world’s first nursing Global Skill Partnership (GSP). In a GSP, the destination country pays for the training of much-needed workers within the country of origin. This blog explores the implementation of this partnership, lessons learned, and next...
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May 19, 2025
This month saw joint meetings of the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention. These meetings are held once every two years, and are the key mechanisms for international collaboration on safe management of toxic chemicals. The Basel Convention covers interna...
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May 16, 2025
The 21st replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA), the concessional lending arm of the World Bank, concluded last December, with donors pledging $23.7 billion for a replenishment totaling $100 billion. A month later, President Trump took office, and his administration impleme...
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