How do civil society advocates turn TB policy promises into results? Join GHPP and KELIN for a webinar with voices from Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. 📅 16 April, 7am ET / 12pm BST 🔗 georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n2g88sd5SqKarzVhYpd6SA#/registration

We have known what causes TB since 1882, and yet it remains the world's deadliest infectious disease. In a new piece for Project Syndicate, our Co-Director Sharonann Lynch and ASLM's Anafi Mataka argue the missing pieces are political. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/n...

Today is World TB Day, so we asked John Green — author, broadcaster, and one of the disease's most unflinching advocates — to share his thoughts on what needs to be done to tackle tuberculosis, a respiratory disease that claimed 1.2 million lives in 2024.

What happens when the next pandemic hits? Yesterday we put that question to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Jason Gale, Dr. Nina Schwalbe, Dr. Stephanie Psaki, and Prof. Rebecca Katz — chaired by our Director Prof. Matthew Kavanagh. Watch the full recording 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_OU...

New WHO nPOC TB test recommendations are out — what do they mean for #GlobalFund GC8 proposals? Join the DEC & Stop TB for Session 2 of the DEC Study Club on 18 March to find out. 🌐 English & French interpretation available. Register: georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qCMA1JulSamJ77yj-lcSbw

Tune to and watch our Director @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social deliver a workshop on the political economy of inequality and pandemics tomorrow at 4pm ET. The link is sign-up is: spr.ly/6041hqwuF. Thank you to the @buceid.bsky.social for arranging this important event.

Are we more or less prepared for the next pandemic than we were for COVID-19? To find out, join us on 17 March at 3pm ET for a conversation on the future of pandemics and global health. Register for in-person: rb.gy/tfnyfq Register for online: rb.gy/d53zjj

We're excited to welcome Allan Maleche to the Center for Global Health Policy & Politics as a Senior Scholar. As a human rights lawyer and Executive Director of KELIN, Allan brings 15+ years of experience advancing rights-based health, justice, and global governance.

New tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics hold real promise — but how do we take them to scale? Join us and TB experts for a webinar on 25 February at 8–9:30 am ET to find out. 🔗Register here: georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BaGDCLCwT_-mWiocQv7_Mg#/registration

Big news in global health: the price of a dual HIV-syphilis test has dropped to $0.84- a record low. A major step towards more equitable, efficient, and sustainable testing access in LMICs, showing what’s possible when global health actors act boldly.

New article from our co-director @sharonannlynch.bsky.social in @plosglobalpublichealth.org: “Unlocking potential: Development finance reforms needed to support localized health product manufacturing.” 🔗Learn more here: shorturl.at/oblmX @who.int

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

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