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Blog Post
March 20, 2024
In global development and global health circles, the euphemism “graduation” refers to the “transition” to “sustainability,” another euphemism for the reduction in, and ultimately ending of, support from a donor to a recipient country. But what happens to countries after they graduate? In this piece ...
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March 19, 2024
oughly, six percent of health allocations are estimated to be siphoned away through corruption. Health systems are particularly vulnerable to corruption because of the complex nature of the provision of health care, information asymmetries and financial fragmentation. To advance progress toward UHC,...
Blog Post
February 26, 2024
As policymakers and financiers set their priorities for 2024, we gathered a group of experts who've been working on pandemics and pandemic financing from a range of perspectives including epidemiology, economics, insurance, policy, and advocacy. The purpose of our event was to map out the next steps...
Blog Post
December 11, 2023
With today being Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, many stakeholders are rightly concerned about the stalling progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG3)—"Good Health and Well-being,” of which UHC is an integral part. Since many SDG indicators of progress are outcome-focused, they ca...
Blog Post
December 04, 2023
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gavi faces an unprecedented situation. Billions of dollars that it raised back in 2022 for COVAX—the global effort to provide COVID-19 vaccines to lower-income countries—remain unspent. These resources are substantial, exceeding the entire annual budget of ...
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December 01, 2023
When Gavi’s board meets in Accra, Ghana, next week, advancing discussions on a new five-year strategic period, known as “Gavi 6.0,” will be a top agenda item. But conversations about Gavi’s future direction are also taking place against the backdrop of a leadership transition and a rapidly changing ...