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Blog Post
June 05, 2024
Amidst stagnating levels of development assistance for health, questions about the future of vertical programs such as PEPFAR, lackluster performance on the Sustainable Development Goal for health, and growing calls to address excessive fragmentation in global health, the global health community is ...
Blog Post
May 28, 2024
Over the last 10 years, the international Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) has supported countries across Africa and Asia to develop national priority-setting processes. This month, in partnership with 15 iDSI authors, we have published a review of the successes, challenges, and lessons learned du...
May
28
2024
VIRTUAL
12:30—2:00 PM EST | 5.30-7 PM BST
May 08, 2024
With the post-COVID fiscal crisis restricting health budgets around the world, governments must make difficult decisions of what health services and products are provided, to whom, and at what price. These choices must be evidence-based, transparent, and then implemented. If they are not, resources ...
Blog Post
May 15, 2024
On Friday, May 10, 2024, the IMF Executive Board approved the recycling of special drawing rights (SDRs) to multilateral development banks (MDBs) for use as hybrid capital. It took a long time to get to this point, and the IMF should be congratulated for overcoming strong opposition, even from some ...
Blog Post
May 10, 2024
Here is a Mother’s Day shout-out to all the mothers working at international financial institutions (IFIs) around the world, and especially to mothers at the two banks I know best: the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, where I worked for a total of almost two decades with at least ...
Blog Post
May 08, 2024
Managing pandemics is not just about halting the spread of disease—it's about striking a careful balance between preserving public health and minimizing disruptions to daily life and well-being. Crafting effective policies in such situations requires a deep understanding of factors including how the...
May
8
2024
IN PERSON
3:30—4:30 AM ET / 14:30 – 15:30 (GMT +7)
May 01, 2024
Join the Center for Global Development for an interactive workshop at the Priorities 2024 Conference, to explore the role of evidence-informed priority-setting (EIPS) in health decision-making. The session marks the launch of a special issue of Health Systems & Reform, "Building Institutions for Pri...
May
9
2024
VIRTUAL
9:00—10:00 AM ET / 2:00-3:00 PM BST
April 30, 2024
What are useful ways to think about AI’s impact on jobs across and within countries? How should developing countries craft policies and promote worker skills, digital infrastructure, and regulation to realize AI’s potential and minimize its risks? How well prepared are developing countries to do thi...
Blog Post
April 09, 2024
It's spring in DC, which means it's time once again for the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings. Finance ministers, central bank governors, and other top officials from around the world gather to discuss the state of the world economy and the international financial architecture, and CGD's researchers ar...