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An image of a doctor holding a vaccine.
July 19, 2021

Three Ways for DFC to Maximize Impact in the Health Sector

The early days of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) have been defined by a mixed record, and its health-focused investments are no exception. In the face of competing foreign (and even domestic) policy priorities under the Trump Administration and pandemic-related shifts in the broader development landscape, the agency has struggled to build a solid pipeline of projects in lower-income markets and systematically articulate a strong development rationale for its financing.

Julia Kaufman, Janeen Madan Keller and Rachel Silverman
Young women work at a pharmaceutical company in Afghanistan
July 29, 2020

COVID-19 Surfaces New Directions for Old Challenges: Three Lasting Ways to Improve Global Health Procurement

Effective and efficient procurement of health products—medicines, diagnostics, and devices—is a critical function of all strong health systems. The pandemic has exacerbated long-standing challenges—as highlighted by a recent CGD Working Group—in the purchasing of both COVID-related emergency supplies and other essential health products.

Julia Kaufman, Janeen Madan Keller, Prashant Yadav and Kalipso Chalkidou
A COVID-19 testing site in Madagascar
June 29, 2020

Including Immigrants is Good Policy Not Just During the Pandemic, but Afterwards Too

Inclusive policy changes spurred by COVID-19 have so far been limited and temporary, but as governments chart a path to recovery, immigrants and citizens alike would benefit from their extension well beyond the pandemic. This blog highlights two areas—access to the labor market and healthcare—where pandemic-related inclusive responses for immigrants should continue, expand, and pave the way for long-run positive change.

Thomas Ginn and Janeen Madan Keller
An image of a woman being offered different contraception options
April 30, 2020

Examining Uncertainties in Global Health Aid through the Lens of Family Planning: A Tale of Three Countries in Three Figures

In the months before the current crisis, CGD’s global health policy team partnered with Pharos Global Health Advisors to understand competing fiscal and programmatic pressures across the health sector. It aimed to drill down on challenges, risks, and opportunities associated with transitions from different global health financing mechanisms.

Janeen Madan Keller and Julia Kaufman

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