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CGD NOTES
April 08, 2024
This CGD Note outlines a proposal for a New Compact between Gavi and partner countries. We outline a package of policy shifts for Gavi to consider, in line with the core approach of prioritising country ownership and financing of the highest priority vaccines while health aid is provided at the marg...
Blog Post
March 27, 2024
Today marks a significant milestone as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) announces a new Open Access policy, representing a departure from traditional practices. This policy will cease support for individual article publishing fees, known as APCs, and mandate the use of preprints while advo...
CGD NOTES
March 26, 2024
This note further unpacks why research publishing reform should be a global priority using the Importance-Tractability-Neglectedness (ITN) framework—a framework that estimates the value of allocating marginal resources to solving a problem, considering its significance, feasibility for intervention,...
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VIRTUAL
11:00—12:00 PM EST / 3:00 - 4:00 PM GMT
March 11, 2024
In this panel event, Ashley Farley from the Gates foundation will outline the refreshed policy and be joined by leading experts and champions of research publishing reform. The panel will explore the multifaceted nature of the problem, delving into challenges faced by researchers working in Africa; ...
WORKING PAPERS
February 23, 2024
As the politics of polarization gain traction and electoral support, a new vintage of populism is emerging in Latin America. This new version shares some aspects with the type of cultural populism now common in advanced economies that divides societies into antagonistic camps. But there are also imp...
Blog Post
November 13, 2023
The creation of a “forest carbon economy,” where countries reap the economic benefit of the emission reduction contributions of their forests, is increasingly seen as an important source of income for countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific. Brazil’s President Lula is promoting the cre...
Blog Post
September 27, 2023
The UK is, hopefully, coming out of its nadir in international development. This is marked by planned rises in development spend, an ambitious new international development white paper, a supportive Minister, and a new parliament in 2024. But before considering any proposal, future governments with ...
Blog Post
September 05, 2023
Today the Africa Centers for Disease Control’s (ACDC) Health Economics Programme (HEP) has published a new policy brief on the cost-effectiveness of two COVID-19 oral antivirals (COAVs), a nirmatrelvir/ritonavir combination, developed by Pfizer and sold under the name Paxlovid, and Molnupiravir, dev...