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Just over a year ago, the Future of Global Health Initiatives process concluded with the publication of the Lusaka Agenda, which recognized that the current global health financing architecture needs to change. It emphasized the need for donor funds to align and use government systems, and to drive ...

Although there are few assessments of what low- and middle-income countries need to implement basic elements of primary health care, there is a huge financing gap for universal health coverage, estimated to reach $371 billion or $58 per person annually by 2030. Countries are struggling to finance th...

Across 2024 and 2025, almost a dozen major multilateral funds are going to donors for additional funding in what we dubbed a “traffic jam” of replenishments. As 2024 draws to a close, three replenishments have concluded (sort of—read on for more). IDA is the largest and the standout: the World Bank’...

After decades of research and development, two new malaria vaccines entered routine administration this year. This is a huge win for science, and potentially for humanity. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, projects that these vaccines will save 180,000 children’s lives by 2030. But over the same time peri...

Catharina Boehme, Assistant Director-General for External Relations, Partnerships, and Governance at the WHO, joins guest-host Pete Baker to discuss the outcomes of the WHO Investment Round and the opportunities and risks it presents for strengthening global health and pandemic preparedness.

In a world of limited resources and rising health care demand, decision-makers are permanently urged to make explicit, evidence-based decisions about which services or health technologies to fund, for whom, and how much to pay for them. Health technology assessment (HTA) plays a critical role in thi...

On June 3–4, 2025, the Center for Global Development is pleased to announce its inaugural Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure—a new forum to convene researchers, policymakers, and implementers, all working to stamp out global lead poisoning.

Developing economies do not allocate sufficient domestic resources to health, and a cumbersome donor architecture undermines external financing. A multipronged approach that prioritizes strengthening country health systems and integrates global initiatives into national strategies could have a lasti...

2024 has been a great year so far for getting lead (pb) on the international agenda, with the launch by USAID and UNICEF of the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future. But only a brief passing mention to 7 percent of global GDP in a set of UN documents on chemical regulation suggests that we still have ...