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Blog Post
May 13, 2024
The headline statistic on global lead poisoning shocks the conscience: one in three children globally has elevated blood lead levels above 5 micrograms per deciliter. The health and welfare harms associated with this burden are staggering, estimated to cause upwards of 1.6 millions deaths annually a...
POLICY PAPERS
May 13, 2024
As global lead poisoning receives more international attention, the challenge of identifying and implementing appropriate lead exposure measurement approaches for different purposes—including the monitoring, screening, and research required to prevent exposure, as well as clinical management in alre...
May
14
2024
IN PERSON
Washington, DC
8:30—1:30 PM ET
May 05, 2024
This in-person seminar will convene an array of experts to discuss the governance and financing of initiatives relating to pandemic preparedness and response. In particular, the event will focus on the roles of the European Union and the United States.
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...
POLICY PAPERS
April 08, 2024
The global locus of undervaccination is increasingly shifting from the poorest countries in the world—which are eligible for support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance—to middle-income countries (MICs) that do not qualify for traditional Gavi support. Given these growing challenges, Gavi must rethink i...
Blog Post
April 08, 2024
When Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, was founded in 2001, it logically targeted its support to the poorest countries—with GNI per capita under a pre-defined eligibility threshold—that also had the highest shares of the world’s undervaccinated children. Fast-forward almost 25 years, and the situation has...
Apr
15
2024
HYBRID
Washington, DC
9:30—10:45 AM ET / 2:30-3:45PM BST
April 01, 2024
USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health Dr. Atul Gawande will share his perspective on the scope and challenge of global lead poisoning as well as highlight USAID’s commitment to accelerating the international response. Then CGD Senior Fellow Rachel Silverman Bonnifield will facilitate a pan...
Blog Post
March 26, 2024
When we launched Pandemic Proof, many countries were still in the throes of the health and economic shocks of COVID-19. Lessons learned from the pandemic were still fresh. And the visibility and urgency of the pandemic catalyzed some important policy action, including the establishment of innovative...