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Moving the Needle on Pathogen Sharing and Global Health Equity

Faster access and fairer benefits for all. It sounds simple. But is it?
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Financing Reforms to Meet a Pivotal Moment in Global Health

This year will be the most important moment for global health since WHO’s founding in 1948, but only if states give major reforms their full political and financial backing.
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Capitalist Philanthropy and Vaccine Imperialism

The commitments made by the wealthiest countries to share Covid vaccines and funding for international cooperation mechanisms are crucial, but insufficient. They reflect the “securitization of health,” a 21st century phenomenon whereby states turn health issues into national security issues.
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WHO-China Report on Covid: Important Step Forward, More to Be Done

The World Health Organization recently released a long-anticipated report on SARS-CoV-2 origins, based on 28 days of field research and site visits in China conducted jointly by 17 international and...
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Bringing Ethics into the Global Coronavirus Response

Covid-19 is a matter of public and global health ethics, and the pandemic is currently accelerating cooperation within and contributions from these fields. A meeting on June 27, hosted by the European Union and Global Citizen, is the latest example another global pledging event on June 27, will include governments and large institutions, as well as individuals and communities worldwide.
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Report from Sub-Saharan Africa: “When the Health Fundamentals Are Weak, Covid Will Expose You.”

The cries of millions of people in Sub-Saharan Africa and in low- and middle-income countries elsewhere who are struggling to stay alive because of Covid-19 and the lockdowns call for us to revisit the conceptual framework of the human right to health.
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