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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics
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Working to understand and influence how institutions shape health inequality globally.

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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.

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December 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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.
November 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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...
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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.
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🗣️ “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 👇
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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
November 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
@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
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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.

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October 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM