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David Bell

David Bell is a clinical and public health physician with a PhD in population health and background in internal medicine, modelling and epidemiology of infectious disease. Previously, he coordinated malaria diagnostics as a medical and scientific officer at the World Health Organization, was Programme Head of malaria and acute febrile illness at FIND in Geneva, and Director of Global Health Technologies at Intellectual Ventures Global Good Fund in the USA. He currently consults in biotech and international public health.
 

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Equity with Accountability:  What the UN Political Declaration on Pandemic Preparedness Leaves Unresolved

On 12 October 2026, the United Nations General Assembly adopted its Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR). The World Health Organization welcomed it as a commitment to sustained investment and international cooperation. Supporters hailed a victory for solidarity and equity. Yet adoption of a non-binding ...

Rethinking Global Health Reform After COVID-19: Legitimacy Before Authority

There is considerable interest in reforming global health governance with a plethora of recent reform proposals from actors such as the Wellcome Trust and Health Architecture Reimagined (HEAR). Moreover, in the aftermath of Covid-19 there have been numerous recommendations issued from a wide variety of multilateral and non-governmental actors s...

The World Economic Forum and the Deus Ex Machina of Disease-X

Public health messaging should provide accurate information so that the public and their leadership can formulate appropriate responses, weighed against society’s competing priorities. Planning should then concentrate resources on areas of greatest need with the expectation that they will achieve the greatest benefit. However, policy can beco...