Lights, Camera, Equity!
Jirair Ratevosian puts evidence, activism, and public health on center stage.
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Who controls the next era of global health? (opens the original)
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I’ve become a little obsessed with where the Accra Reset and the America First Global Health Strategy meet. Both call for greater country ownership, though they approach it from different directions. Earlier this week, I wrote about the question that matters most to me: will these efforts strengthen health systems, or shift financial and operational risks onto governments without accounting for each country’s resources and readiness?This week in New York gave us a clearer view of both agendas.At
What a Year For Global Health (opens the original)
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Next week, as leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, two events will mark a moment: Resetting Global Development: One Year On and One Year On: Progress, Partnerships & the Path Forward, reflecting on the America First Global Health Strategy. I will be listening to understand what has changed, where these agendas align and where the difficult questions remain.One year ago, leaders across Africa gathered behind the Accra Reset and called for greater control over health
“PEPFAR Is Ending.” What I Heard in South Africa. (opens the original)
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“PEPFAR is ending.”I heard that several times during my week in South Africa. People said it with a finality I had not heard before. The working assumption was that the program, as they had known it, would wind down by March 2027. They were trying to figure out what they could do with the time left.PEPFAR Transition Meeting Today Today, September 10, South Africa’s National Department of Health and the U.S. government are meeting to discuss the transition. I got hold of the proposed agenda. It c
Who Should Lead the Global Fund? Let the Candidates Make Their Case (opens the original)
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Over the past week, the race for the next World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General has started to take shape. Governments have publicly put forward prospective candidates, WHO is already listing them on a website, and some candidates are beginning to make their case publicly. (see below) Dr Hans Kluge has even<a href="https://x.com/hans_kluge/status/209224509344
How the State Department Is Spending on Global Health—and What It Still Needs to Explain (opens the original)
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Love him or hate him, Jeremy Lewin has been moving money—or, at minimum, putting some very large numbers into State Department announcements.On August 24, Lewin left his role overseeing State’s foreign assistance portfolio to become director of policy planning and a special adviser to Secretary Marco Rubio. The former DOGE staffer helped oversee one of the most consequential and controversial remakings of U.S. foreign assistance in decades. Devex reported the move this week.</a
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