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Jun
6
2023
10:30—11:30 AM ET / 3:30-4:30 PM BST
May 16, 2023
Join the Center for Global Development for an in-person conversation with PAHO director, Jarbas Barbosa. Six-months into his role, Barbosa will discuss his priorities for PAHO, including structural changes to advance his vision and the connection between strengthening health systems and pandemic pre...
Jun
7
2023
8:30—9:30 AM EDT | 1.30 - 2.30 PM BST
May 02, 2023
Sarah Champion, Chair of the International Development Select Committee & MP for Rotherham, will discuss what the future holds for the UK’s international development policy with Ian Mitchell, Senior Policy Fellow and Co-Director at the Center for Global Development.
May
18
2023
10:00—11:00 AM ET / 3:00-4:00 PM BST
May 08, 2023
Swift and effective responses to disease outbreaks require a versatile toolkit. Pooled procurement can play a key role in enabling rapid access to safe, effective, and affordable medical countermeasures like vaccines and therapeutics. This procurement arrangement is associated with benefits such as ...
May
16
2023
4:00—5:00 PM EDT
May 08, 2023
The Phoenix Economy explores the social and economic ramifications of the Covid 19 pandemic, arguing that it may considerably reshape the global economy. Salmon suggests a future of greater geopolitical tension exacerbated by climate change, future pandemics and increased inequality. Growing uncerta...
May
18
2023
10:00—11:30 AM ET / 3:00-4:30 PM BST
May 02, 2023
Join the Center for Global Development for the launch of Retooling Development in the 21st Century: The Importance of Budget Support, a new book from a number of top development economists which explores the need to revisit the role of budget support in the face of an uncertain world and a changing ...
May
9
2023
10:00—11:30 AM ET / 3:00-4:30 PM BST
May 02, 2023
The IMF established the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) in April 2022 and five countries now have programs with the IMF under the RST. During this event, panelists will discuss the challenges in putting together the RST-supported programs and the nature of the conditions for lending under ...
May
10
2023
9:00—10:15 AM ET / 2:00-3:15 p.m. BST
April 24, 2023
For most of human existence, space has been unreachable and mysterious. Today, however, satellites are launched into space about every three days- underpinning telecommunications, utilities, financial institutions, and other elements of global daily life. Satellites also offer the potential to accel...
May
24
2023
IN PERSON
6:30—8:00 PM CET, Hotel Royal, Rue de Lausanne 41, 1201, Genève, Switzerland
April 18, 2023
Antimicrobial resistance is a large—and growing—global health threat, causing more deaths each year than HIV/AIDS or malaria. Access to antimicrobials must be expanded, especially in low- and middle-income countries, which bear the brunt of the AMR burden. At the same time, antimicrobials must be pr...
Apr
25
2023
9:30—10:45 AM ET / 2:30-3:45 PM BST
April 14, 2023
Innovative health technologies are needed to address today’s disease burden and tomorrow’s emerging health threats—and the role of intellectual property (IP) protections in spurring innovation is contested. Since the World Trade Organization implemented the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights...