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Blog Post
June 29, 2020
Inclusive policy changes spurred by COVID-19 have so far been limited and temporary, but as governments chart a path to recovery, immigrants and citizens alike would benefit from their extension well beyond the pandemic. This blog highlights two areas—access to the labor market and healthcare—w...
Blog Post
June 03, 2020
An estimated $15.9 trillion has been mobilised to respond to the health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of this has gone to multilateral and bilateral funders to support low- and middle-income countries’ (LMIC) governments. But how is this money being spent, and how is it impactin...
Blog Post
April 24, 2020
Last week, the president of Malawi announced the country would impose a strict 21-day lockdown starting on April 18 to stem the spread of coronavirus. We outline the main aspects of Malawi’s proposed lockdown policy, and examine the extent to which a country such as Malawi is prepared and able...
Blog Post
November 26, 2019
Transition from donor aid is no longer a distant prospect, but now a reality that defines the current global health landscape. Many low- and middle-income countries are facing multiple aid transitions, with middle-income countries at particularly high risk of a complex transition landscape.
Blog Post
May 02, 2019
On Monday, 600 delegates from development partners, NGOs, think tanks, and civil society organizations gathered at the United Nations in New York for an interactive multi-stakeholder hearing on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Stakeholders discussed pertinent issues and inputs needed for a...
CGD NOTES
May 01, 2019
As low- and middle-income countries shift away from donor support, their challenge will be finding a way to aggregate demand in order to achieve the benefits that the pooled purchasing arrangements of vertical health programs now provide. As a first step in tackling this challenge, much can be learn...
WORKING PAPERS
April 03, 2019
This paper focuses on the role that price transparency may play in the efficient and effective procurement of medicines by middle- and low-income countries. Will making prices publicly available make procurement more efficient and cost-effective medicines more accessible? We conclude that transparen...