Dear Colleagues,

As we provide today’s Featured article by Rajeev B R in full – he reflects on his IHP residency from last year -, we’ll keep it short in the intro.

In this newsletter issue, you find among others updates and analysis on the ongoing Ebola emergency and related PPPR discussions and advocacy ( including a high-profile letter   to “stop the cycle of panic and neglect” ); the Bonn climate meeting    (8-18 June); the usual sections on global health governance & financing, global health reform,  etc.  In Malaysia, a Global Health Security conference takes place this week (stay tuned for analysis by colleagues next Friday), and in Brussels, The Lancet Commission: Accelerating Progress on Essential Medicines convened, in partnership with “Team Europe” (from 9-11 June).   The Commission is developing a new report to be launched in 2027, the 50th anniversary of the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines.

Early next week, Macron hosts the  G7 Leaders’ summit  in...