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Global Health Then and Now CFR Education

WEBHealth has played a critical role in shaping the world’s economies and societies throughout human history. As civilizations have advanced and globalized, new …

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The Changing Demographics of Global Health

WEBThe Changing Demographics of Global Health. Population growth and aging are fueling a spectacular rise in noncommunicable diseases, such as cancers and …

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What Is Global Health

WEBOver the last century, great progress has been made in the field of global health. The world is, on balance, much healthier. Global life expectancy is rising and infectious disease …

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The Future of Global Health Is Urban Health

WEBThe Future of Global Health Is Urban Health. Health and infectious diseases have shaped the history of urbanization, but it is cities that will define the future …

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What Is Development

WEBThe terminology of Global South and Global North continues to be used in some settings to describe the world. For example, UN Secretary-General António …

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What Does the World Health Organization Do

WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) is the UN agency charged with spearheading international public health efforts. Over its nearly seventy-five years, the …

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Women Don’t Have Equal Access to Institutions

WEBBy the Numbers. 37 countries restrict women from applying for a passport in the same way as men. 31 countries restrict women from choosing where to live in the same way as …

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Global Development Explained CFR Education

WEBThe world is healthier and wealthier today than ever before. As the world has become more connected and technologically advanced, some countries have made drastic …

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A New U.S. Foreign Policy for Global Health

WEBThe report, A New U.S. Foreign Policy for Global Health: COVID-19 and Climate Change Demand a Different Approach, examines U.S. global health policy before and during …

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Judging How U.S. States Performed in the COVID-19 Pandemic …

WEBHealth: a composite measure based on cumulative COVID-19 deaths and infections, adjusted for state-level differences in age and rates of diabetes, obesity, and …

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Challenges of global governance amidst the COVID-19 …

WEBIIGG Discussion Paper Template. Part I: The Broader Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Global Governance. COVID-19: The Failure of G20 4. Tom Bernes. The …

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Excerpt: Why Health Is Important to U.S. Foreign Policy

WEBEXECUTIVE SUMMARY. The United States can gain significant domestic and international advantages by placing health squarely on its foreign policy agenda. Supporting public …

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What Is the FDA’s Role in Public Health

WEBThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the United States’ regulatory agency for food, medical, and an array of other products, is a critical part of U.S. public …

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The COVID-19 Vaccination Challenge: Lessons From History

WEBVaccines are a major public health success story, but the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the many challenges involved in getting a vaccine to everyone …

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How the SDGs Will Transform Global Health Governance

WEBTranslating lofty development goals into significant advances in global health depends on effective global health governance, which a 2010 CFR report defines as …

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Comparing Six Health-Care Systems in a Pandemic

WEBTaiwan’s National Health Insurance is a single-payer system, meaning that nearly all citizens and foreigners residing there for at least six months are covered by …

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A Tricky Balance for Development Banks and the Developing World

WEBThe World Bank and IMF have concluded their spring meetings, but questions remain on China, lending capacity, and balancing the interests of rich and poor countries.

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Mapping China’s Health Silk Road Asia Unbound

WEBThe Health Silk Road, a rhetorical extension of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is not an entirely novel concept, but it has been unearthed in ways that …

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Why the Fiscal Health of States and Cities Matters

WEBCompounding this fiscal plight, federal stimulus largesse to states and cities is drying up. For FY2012 (ending in September), states and cities received just $24.1 …

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Support for Working Mothers Creates Workplace Equality

WEBGovernments around the world are beginning to understand the cost of inequality for women in the workplace, and to take action. Between 2015 and 2017, over 110 …

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Tackling China’s Environmental Health Crisis

WEBTackling China’s Environmental Health Crisis. Soaring levels of air, water, and soil pollution pose growing health risks and feed public discontent toward the …

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Inability to Build Credit Limits Women Entrepreneurs

WEBGovernments around the world are beginning to understand the cost of inequality for women in the workplace, and to take action. Between 2015 and 2017, over 110 …

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China’s Battle Against Air Pollution: An Update

WEBNearly four years have passed since the publication of my book, Toxic Politics: China's Environmental Health Crisis and Its Challenge to the Chinese State. In it, I …

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Numbers of Visitors to China Rises From Pandemic-Era Lows

WEBIntroduction Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already …

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Cyber Week in Review: April 26, 2024

WEBBiden signs FISA reforms; House passes bill to ban government from buying bulk data; Biden signs TikTok ban; Chinese government orders Meta-owned apps …

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Singapore’s New Prime Minister Lawrence Wong Faces Challenges …

WEBAfter some twenty years in office, Singapore’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, has announced his intention to step down, paving the way for Finance Minister …

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