We are honoured to welcome Professor Attiya Waris to the Center as a Senior Scholar. Prof. Waris, a UN Independent Expert, is one of the world's foremost authorities on fiscal law and policy. 👉 Follow us on Bluesky to stay up to date on Professor Waris' work with the Center.

Our latest Newsletter is live! Highlights include the new inequality-pandemic cycle report, @drtlaleng.bsky.social's Right to Health report, and Attiya Waris's talk on fiscal architectures. ✉️Subscribe for updates like this delivered directly to your inbox! shorturl.at/UKUXF

Join us this Friday, 5 Dec for a webinar on how communities can effectively promote fair and sustainable TB treatment for everybody in EECA With @sharonannlynch.bsky.social, @treatmentactiongroup.org's Mike Frick, & TB Europe Coalition's Lesia Tonkonoh 🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/frsejhk8

Our colleague Agrata Sharma discussing #TB policies for incarcerated populations at the World Lung Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. #UnionConf2025 #UnionConf #EndTB @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social @georgetownuni.bsky.social

At #UnionConf2025 Tapiwa Kujinga and the Diagnostics Equity Consortium (DEC) calls for doubling the number of #TB tests performed by 2030 and rapid rollout of innovative near point-of-care TB tests. DEC is hosted by @georgetowngirl.bsky.social and PATAM. diagnosticsequity.org

At #Union2025 Tapiwa Kujinga and the Diagnostics Equity Consortium (DEC) calls for doubling the number of #TB tests performed by 2030 and rapid rollout of innovative near point-of-care TB tests. DEC is hosted by the @ghpp.georgetown.edu and PATAM. diagnosticsequity.org

The US is a strategic player in global health — but stepping back carries risks. Our [email protected] warned in a talk with @malarianomore.org that disengaging from African-led institutions undermines U.S. interests. Absence isn’t a strategy. Engagement is.

Join us at 1pm EST TODAY for this event moderated by @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social with speaker Joy Phumaphi: "An African Perspective on the America First Global Health Strategy" RSVP here: secure.everyaction.com/QQ6Gu3L04k25...

New @nytimes.com article shows US blocking basic public-health terms including equity, UHC and references to WHO during G20 Health Minister meetings. Our director @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social told NYT these principles aren’t controversial - they’re essential for global health cooperation.

🗣️ “Measles is an entirely preventable disease.” Our senior fellow @nschwalbe.bsky.social on @npr.org with to discuss falling vaccination rates and the misinformation crisis eroding trust. Her message: We must rebuild vaccine confidence through transparency and engagement. 🎧 Listen 👇

Science can stop outbreaks, but it’s not enough in the face of the inequality-pandemic cycle. Our director @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social in @scidevnet.bsky.social: debt, monopolies, and lack of local production makes us all more vulnerable. Read more below ⬇️ scidev.net/global/opini... @unaids.org

Science can stop outbreaks, but it’s not enough in the face of the inequality-pandemic cycle. @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social in @scidevnet.bsky.social : debt, monopolies, and lack of local production makes us all more vulnerable. Link: www.scidev.net/global/opini... @unaids.org #globalhealth

@matthewkavanagh.bsky.social in conversation with @politico.com: "What we need is a whole new approach to global health security that centers inequality...it is the only way that we ensure health security in the United States" Full conversation below ⬇️ www.politico.com/newsletters/...

In a new op-ed from @dailymaverick.co.za, @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social and co-authors discuss the inequality-pandemic cycle, calling for investment in medicines, social protections, and global pandemic preparedness. Read more below ⬇️ dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025... @unaids.org #Globalhealth

The Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics, of which @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social is a member, welcomes the #G20 Health Ministers’ Statement which sets out actions to protect public health by fighting inequalities: inequalitycouncil.org/g20-statemen... @josephestiglitz.bsky.social

Watch @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social on NewzroomAfrika on the pandemic-inequality cycle. Inequality undermines trust, politics, and policy, making outbreaks more dangerous. His message: invest now in vaccine and medicine production. Link ⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=xiEV... @unaids.org #globalhealth

On @sabcnews.bsky.social our director @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social explains how economic inequality within and between Global South countries fuels a dangerous cycle, widening health gaps and undermining pandemic response. Watch the segment below ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohzm... @unaids.org

Our very own @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social is currently addressing #G20 Health Ministers, discussing the direct corelation between inequality and pandemics. Want to learn more? Listen to his explainer here: shorturl.at/aJrvR

Ahead of the #G20 Health Ministers Meeting, leaders receive Breaking the Inequality–Pandemic Cycle, a landmark report from the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS & Pandemics. 🎥 @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social on how inequality fuels deadlier, costlier pandemics. Full report ↓ #GlobalHealth #UNAIDS

@ghpp-georgetown.bsky.social Senior Scholar @drtlaleng.bsky.social presented her report “Health and care workers and the right to health” at the UN General Assembly— calling for peace, accountability, and protection for health workers everywhere. 📖 Read the report here: docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/59/48

The Georgetown University Center for Global Health Policy & Politics (GHPP) is is now live on Bluesky, LinkedIn🌍 Follow us for the latest analysis research and commentary on the intersection of politics and global health. 🔗LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/georgetownghpp 🔗X: x.com/GeorgetownGHPP