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December 19, 2022
One in five people on the planet live in countries at risk of debt distress. Yet the leaders and institutions that understand the challenge and could address it are instead virtue signaling and pointing the finger at others who share responsibly for a solution. We need a different approach—one that ...
Blog Post
December 02, 2022
An important debate is taking place in Europe right now on how to fund new antimicrobials. For months it has been speculated that the European Union may move towards implementing transferable exclusivity vouchers (TEVs). In response, 14 Member States wrote to the European Commission outlining why th...
Blog Post
November 23, 2022
This week is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, a global campaign initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to improve awareness and understanding of AMR, yet only 44 percent of people have heard of AMR. We considered the portrayal of AMR in the media to determine how this might affect publi...
Blog Post
September 26, 2022
Antimicrobial resistance is a major global problem. Today, drug resistant infections kill an estimated 1.27 million people per year, and low- and middle-income countries bear the brunt of AMR-related deaths and illness. Changing how we buy antimicrobials can help solve the problem.
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August 11, 2022
Ahead of COP27, which will take place in Egypt in November 2022, CGD hosted an event that aimed to identify the challenges of mobilizing private finance for climate action in Africa as well as the opportunities and policies needed to overcome them. From the rich discussions, we have summarized a ran...