You will have seen some reporting this week on the dismal state of WHO financing. In particular, two reports from Health Policy Watch’s Elaine Fletcher (here and here) and one from Priti Patnaik over at…
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EB156: So, what next for WHO financing?
…I asked Steve, the guy behind the counter at my local newsagents. For someone who lives on the Welsh borders, Steve is surprisingly well informed about global health diplomacy in Geneva. Steve: What Senegal said.…
EB156: WHO needs to be braver than ever
The fact that I am from Barbados, one of the WHO’s smallest Member States, sends a signal as to how important the WHO and global public health is to my small island state. Multilateralism and…
WHO needs Trump?
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The fallout of the second Trump/Republican administration is now being felt, not just in global health but also public health and health-adjacent meta-challenges such as climate change. Trump appears determined to dismantle the international order…
Could the World Health Organisation survive if Trump stopped funding it?
The hypothetical scenario of a second Trump presidency becomes a reality in January and there’s already talk in Trump’s transition team of a withdrawal from WHO ‘on day one’. This is just talk for the…
Countdown
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No, not the daytime quiz game beloved of students and the over 70s, I’m talking about the other Countdown – the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change which has just published its latest report.…
WHO’s Investment Round – sustainably financing a sinking ship?
According to WHO’s dedicated Investment Round (IR) webpage, the IR (which was launched in May this year) “aims to mobilise predictable and flexible resources from a broader base of donors for WHO’s core work for…
A world in flames: The Mad Maxus and the olive tree*.
It’s hard to gauge how much of the world’s attention is focused on the World Health Assembly this week. It does, after all, coincide with the launch of Chapter 5, Season 3 of Fortnite, the popular online…
What would the return of Trump mean for the World Health Organisation?
Few will need reminding that in April 2020 then US President Trump announced he would be suspending payments to the World Health Organisation (WHO). A few weeks later, he threatened to withdraw funding completely and…
Economics and health for all – a new narrative on health and the economy?
I like to think that people reading my posts come away from the experience in awe of the world around them but, mostly, of my creative genius. However, I also recognise that one or both…