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Young (and occasionally less young) researchers, mostly from LMICs, present their views on global health issues.
Billions of dollars in Artificial Intelligence (AI) wealth seem likely to create a new generation of philanthropists who are brimming with urgency to make a difference. What might this mean for the role of philanthropy in global health? Two leading AI companies, Anthropic and OpenAI, plan to list their shares on the stock market in the near futu...
On 12 October the UN General Assembly adopted a political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response by 153 votes to three, after the United States and a few others blocked the usual consensus. The declaration is non-binding. The binding instrument, the WHO Pandemic Agreement, cannot open for signature until its Pathogen Acces...
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 d...
The settings where networks linking research, policy and practice are most needed are often the ones where they are hardest to sustain. In the Sahel, decisions are urgent, producing and mobilising evidence is difficult, and institutions face severe constraints. Language adds a barrier: global health systems debates largely take place in English....
I attended the World Health Summit in Berlin for the first time this year. I was struck by the ubiquitous influence of private actors – and industry’s claims on what remains of development aid budgets. The World Health Summit is a privately organized platform for global health discussions. Its list of “sponsoring partners” displayed prom...
In the last three years, women’s health has become more prominent within the global health space with momentum to close the costly $1 trillion gap. This year’s it was one of the World Health Summit’s six themes: Health Equity for Women, Children, and Youth: Ensuring Rights, Inclusion, and Participation. Leaving WHS2026, I can’t help but...
From 28 September to 1 October, I attended the Micronutrient Forum’s 7th Global Conference (#MNF2026) in Accra, Ghana. Under the theme “Nutrition at the Frontiers of a Changing Environment”, the forum brought together the global nutrition community (researchers, programme implementers, policymakers, funders, and experts from different sector...
The theme for World Mental Health Day 2026, “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change”, is particularly relevant and timely for India. As mental health receives increasing attention in public health, policy and research, the theme invites us to look beyond the availability of services and ask whether the experiences of people living...
Four industries kill on a population scale. The rules that make their products cheap, available and advertised remain the least measured part of the epidemic, certainly in LMICs like Cambodia. Tobacco, ultra-processed food, fossil fuels and alcohol account for 19 million deaths a year: 34% of all deaths (56 million), and 41% of deaths from nonco...
