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Young (and occasionally less young) researchers, mostly from LMICs, present their views on global health issues.
Launched by the Honourable Prime Minister in 2023, India’s Viksit Bharat@2047 vision imagines a nation that is more productive and prosperous by 2047 – when the country completes 100 years of independence. Achieving this ambition will not only require investments in economic growth and infrastructure, but also in the people who will shape India’...
The Global Health Security Conference 2026 took place in Kuala Lumpur from June 9-12th. The timely event, especially in the wake of recent Ebola and Hantavirus outbreaks , brought together a large number of international stakeholders and provided critical reflections on advancing the health security agenda by reinforcing policies, governance, ...
From 24 to 26 June 2026, Bamako will host the second edition of the Scientific Days of the Francophone Africa & Fragility Network (AFRAFRA), dedicated to the resilience of health systems in the face of crises in Sahel countries. Researchers, healthcare decision-makers, community stakeholders and technical partners will come together to address a...
The 4th Global Health Security Conference (GHS2026) convened in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, against a backdrop of increasing concerns about global pandemic preparedness, sharpened by the recent Ebola outbreak and escalating climate-related health emergencies. At a moment when trust in public health institutions is under strain and the risks of future...
I was an intern at the World Health Organisation in 2014, convinced that global health was where change happened. I returned to it in 2025 as an IHP/EV Resident at the International Health Policies (IHP) network and blog hosted at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp, Belgium. The residency lasted three months. What it left behind...
Attention for the climate-health nexus is steadily increasing. Recent global initiatives, including the WHO Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health, emphasize that climate action must become integral to health strategies. On 20 May, the UN General Assembly turned the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion into tangible polit...
The 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) convened in Geneva against a backdrop of the Declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), a global health financing crisis, geopolitical fracture, and urgent calls for systemic reform. This article surveys the key decisions and debates — and asks whether the WHA’s outcomes will...
Globally, an estimated 1.8 billion women, girls, and people menstruate. Yet despite the scale and universality of menstruation, menstrual health remains marginal within global health policy and financing architectures. Too often, it continues to be framed narrowly through product provision and hygiene management, rather than recognised as a syst...
Attending the World Health Assembly (WHA) for the first time was both exciting and intimidating. I arrived in Geneva with two clear missions: absorb as much information as possible and meet as many people as possible. Luckily, I had colleague Rachel Hammonds as my unofficial WHA mentor: part survival coach, part insider guide, and part private t...
