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What Is the World Health Organization

WebA short history of the WHO. Although the World Health Organization typically takes a leading role in coordinating international efforts to stop the spread of diseases, …

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What Is Global Health

WebOver the last century, great progress has been made in the field of global health. The world is, on balance, much healthier. Global life expectancy is rising and infectious disease …

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The COVID-19 Vaccination Challenge: Lessons From History

WebSimilarly, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine initially required storage in ultra-cold freezers; however, following the release of new data, it can now be kept in …

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Health Council on Foreign Relations

WebAnd we also face the threat of antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, which is one of the top global public health threats. The estimate is that bacterial AMR is directly responsible for …

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Healthcare Costs and U.S. Competitiveness

WebGM says healthcare costs add between $1,500 and $2,000 to the sticker price of every automobile it makes. Health benefits for unionized auto workers became a …

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What Is Development

WebThe terminology of Global South and Global North continues to be used in some settings to describe the world. For example, UN Secretary-General António …

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The Challenges of Global Health Governance

WebOverview. A revolution in global health has occurred in the past ten to fifteen years, resulting in the creation of radically new regimes, an unprecedented growth in funding for …

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Challenges of Global Governance Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic is both a world health crisis and a stress test for global health coopera-tion, exposing a glaring deficit in global health governance. As the virus …

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Challenges of global governance amidst the COVID-19 …

WebIIGG Discussion Paper Template. Part I: The Broader Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Global Governance. COVID-19: The Failure of G20 4. Tom Bernes. The …

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Global Development Explained CFR Education

WebThe world is healthier and wealthier today than ever before. As the world has become more connected and technologically advanced, some countries have made drastic …

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Women Don’t Have Equal Access to Institutions

WebBy the Numbers. 37 countries restrict women from applying for a passport in the same way as men. 31 countries restrict women from choosing where to live in the same way as men. 18 countries require women to have their husband’s permission to work outside the home. 17 countries restrict women from traveling without permission.

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The Changing Demographics of Global Health

WebThe Changing Demographics of Global Health. Population growth and aging are fueling a spectacular rise in noncommunicable diseases, such as cancers and …

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Judging How U.S. States Performed in the COVID-19 Pandemic …

WebHealth: a composite measure based on cumulative COVID-19 deaths and infections, adjusted for state-level differences in age and rates of diabetes, obesity, and …

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The Future of Global Health Is Urban Health

WebThe Future of Global Health Is Urban Health. Health and infectious diseases have shaped the history of urbanization, but it is cities that will define the future of global health. Interactive by

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A New U.S. Foreign Policy for Global Health

WebThe report, A New U.S. Foreign Policy for Global Health: COVID-19 and Climate Change Demand a Different Approach, examines U.S. global health policy before and during …

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Excerpt: Why Health Is Important to U.S. Foreign Policy

WebEXECUTIVE SUMMARY. The United States can gain significant domestic and international advantages by placing health squarely on its foreign policy agenda. Supporting public …

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How the SDGs Will Transform Global Health Governance

WebTranslating lofty development goals into significant advances in global health depends on effective global health governance, which a 2010 CFR report defines as …

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What Is the FDA’s Role in Public Health

WebThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the United States’ regulatory agency for food, medical, and an array of other products, is a critical part of U.S. public …

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Mapping China’s Health Silk Road Asia Unbound

WebThe Health Silk Road, a rhetorical extension of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is not an entirely novel concept, but it has been unearthed in ways that …

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Comparing Six Health-Care Systems in a Pandemic

WebTaiwan’s National Health Insurance is a single-payer system, meaning that nearly all citizens and foreigners residing there for at least six months are covered by …

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Numbers of Visitors to China Rises From Pandemic-Era Lows

WebIntroduction Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already …

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Singapore’s New Prime Minister Lawrence Wong Faces Challenges …

WebAfter some twenty years in office, Singapore’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, has announced his intention to step down, paving the way for Finance Minister …

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Why the Fiscal Health of States and Cities Matters

WebCompounding this fiscal plight, federal stimulus largesse to states and cities is drying up. For FY2012 (ending in September), states and cities received just $24.1 billion …

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Cyber Week in Review: April 26, 2024

WebBiden signs FISA reforms; House passes bill to ban government from buying bulk data; Biden signs TikTok ban; Chinese government orders Meta-owned apps …

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The Bottom Is Falling Out for Myanmar’s Junta

WebThe Myanmar army is experiencing a rapid rise in defections and military losses, posing questions about the continued viability of the junta’s grip on power.

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Support for Working Mothers Creates Workplace Equality

WebGovernments around the world are beginning to understand the cost of inequality for women in the workplace, and to take action. Between 2015 and 2017, over 110 countries and …

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