IHP news  853 : The Post-US Drift (that isn’t)

( 07 November  2025)   

The weekly International Health Policies (IHP) newsletter is an initiative of the Health Policy unit at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium.

Dear Colleagues,

This week in global health has been full of movement. COP30 deliberations on climate hope, the G20 meeting on global priorities, and the WHO’s unveiling of its new financing strategy. Across the news, there is renewed attention on vaccines, sexual and reproductive health, and pandemic preparedness, despite the urgent need for action on climate change, non-communicable diseases, and reminders of how deeply interconnected our challenges remain.

Yet, amid all this, one pattern stands out. Even as many say we are entering a post-U.S. world order in health, its influence still quietly shapes much of the agenda. Whether in funding frameworks, health security narratives, or development priorities, the U.S. continues to set the...