Center for Global Health Policy & Politics

Working to understand and influence how institutions shape health inequality globally.

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Tomorrow: @iyaletapesquisa launches Brazil's STRIDE research live on YouTube — 6:30pm Brazil /7:30pm ET
Ilera Egbé Dudu examines racism's impact on the health of Brazil's Black population. A milestone for anti-racism in global health.

📺 https://t.co/zOIWt2cvgp

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How do civil society advocates turn TB policy promises into results?

Join GHPP and @KELINKenya for a webinar with voices from Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe.

📅 16 April, 7am ET / 12pm BST 🔗 https://t.co/kAXGKUMPPu

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We have known what causes TB since 1882, and yet it remains the world's deadliest infectious disease.

In a new piece for Project Syndicate, our Co-Director Sharonann Lynch and ASLM's Anafi Mataka argue the missing pieces are political.

https://t.co/RFghcsVyFn

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Today is World TB Day, so we asked John Green — author, broadcaster, and one of the disease's most unflinching advocates — to share his thoughts on what needs to be done to tackle tuberculosis, a respiratory disease that claimed 1.2 million lives in 2024.

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What happens when the next pandemic hits? Yesterday we put that question to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Jason Gale, Dr. Nina Schwalbe, Dr. Stephanie Psaki, and Prof. Rebecca Katz — chaired by our Director Prof. Matthew Kavanagh.

Watch the full recording 👇https://t.co/S1pvnoUGYW

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New WHO nPOC TB test recommendations are out — what do they mean for #GlobalFund GC8 proposals? Join the DEC & @StopTB for Session 2 of the DEC Study Club on 18 March to find out. 🌐 English & French interpretation available. Register: https://t.co/G06ODuyRZ6

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Tune to and watch our Director @MMKavanagh deliver a workshop on the political economy of inequality and pandemics tomorrow at 4pm ET.

The link is sign-up is: https://t.co/UKzq65w0N9.

Thank you to the @BUCEID for arranging this important event.

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Tomorrow, join us & our colleagues at the @BUPardeeCenter for their next Global Health Politics Workshop, "A Political Economy of Inequality and Pandemics," featuring Matthew Kavanaugh from @Georgetown. Join on campus or Zoom:
https://t.co/cmmuhJNdEb

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Tomorrow, join us & our colleagues at the @BUPardeeCenter for their next Global Health Politics Workshop, "A Political Economy of Inequality and Pandemics," featuring Matthew Kavanaugh from @Georgetown. Join on campus or Zoom:
https://t.co/cmmuhJNdEb

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Are we more or less prepared for the next pandemic than we were for COVID-19? To find out, join us on 17 March at 3pm ET for a conversation on the future of pandemics and global health.

Register for in-person: https://t.co/qiMecqpzJV
Register for online: https://t.co/xeruP1SQen

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We're excited to welcome Allan Maleche to the Center for Global Health Policy & Politics as a Senior Scholar.

As a human rights lawyer and Executive Director of KELIN, Allan brings 15+ years of experience advancing rights-based health, justice, and global governance.

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New tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics hold real promise — but how do we take them to scale?

Join us and TB experts for a webinar on 25 February at 8–9:30 am ET to find out.

🔗Register here: https://t.co/FXS78icmCM

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@medaccess @CHAI_health 👉 Read the announcement here: https://t.co/PxV6okWkZU

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Big news in global health: the price of a dual HIV-syphilis test has dropped to $0.84- a record low.

A major step towards more equitable, efficient, and sustainable testing access in LMICs, showing what’s possible when global health actors act boldly.

@MedAccess
@CHAI_health

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New article from co-director Sharonann Lynch in @PLOSGPH: “Unlocking potential: Development finance reforms needed to support localized health product manufacturing.”

Co-authored with @IfedayoTiffy, Jicui Dong, Robert Matiru, + Cassidy Parshall.

Read: https://t.co/PWimlizqYZ

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We are honoured to welcome @AttiyaWaris to the Center as a Senior Scholar.

Prof. Waris, a UN Independent Expert, is one of the world's foremost authorities on fiscal law and policy.

👉 Follow us on X to stay up to date on Professor Waris' work with the Center.

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@drtlaleng @AttiyaWaris Read the Newsletter here: https://t.co/ylbAXus1Wu

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Our latest Newsletter is live! Highlights include the new inequality-pandemic cycle report, @drtlaleng's Right to Health report, and @AttiyaWaris's talk on fiscal architectures.

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Join us this Friday, 5 Dec for a webinar on how communities can effectively promote fair and sustainable TB treatment for everybody in EECA

With Sharonann Lynch, @TAGTeam_Tweets's Mike Frick, & @TBECoalition's Lesia Tonkonoh

🔗 Register here: https://t.co/1YZhsj5Tl9

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@GeorgetownGHPP colleague Agrata discussing #TB policies for incarcerated populations at the World Lung Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

#UnionConf2025 #UnionConf #EndTB

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At #UnionConf2025 Tapiwa Kujinga and the Diagnostics Equity Consortium (DEC) calls for doubling the number of #TB tests performed by 2030 and rapid rollout of innovative near point-of-care TB tests. DEC is hosted by @GeorgetownGHPP and PATAM.

https://t.co/5EEiqmEiEy