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In a list of thousands of terminated USAID awards that was sent to Congress this week is a devastating cut suggesting the Trump administration might be planning to end funding to Gavi, the global initiative that helps provide life-saving vaccines for children in the poorest countries in the world. T...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as US secretary of health and human services comes at a critical moment for global health. To uphold and strengthen the US role in global health—and safeguard decades of progress while protecting Americans from emerging health threats—Secretary Kennedy should pri...

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...

My colleagues and I are preparing a series of blogs on the Biden administration’s global development agenda over the past 3 ½ years, with analysis on how the next Trump administration could affect its legacy. For the second piece in this series, we look at the outgoing administration’s record on hea...

Much of the delay in COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to LMICs resulted from their signing purchase agreements later than high-income countries. These lags in part reflect the restrictive lending criteria the MDBs adopted for vaccine financing, which precluded countries from using MDB funds to purchase v...

The donation of mpox vaccines to Africa is a critical first step, but there’s much more to do to ensure that these vaccines are used effectively and equitably. By targeting the right groups for vaccination, strengthening delivery systems, and building public trust through early community engagement,...

As the world grapples with the mpox outbreak, fractional dosing (FD)—a strategy that involves administering smaller doses of vaccines, mainly to stretch limited supply—could be a game-changer.

With the number of new mpox cases continuing to rise, and many more potentially undetected, African countries affected by the latest outbreak are racing to mobilize funds and urgently deploy medical countermeasures, including vaccines. As the current epidemic unfolds, there is an undeniable feeling ...