Centred on evidence-informed priority setting, domestic-first financing of core services, and consolidated supplementary aid, the New Compact offers a framework to guide health financing reform. This ...

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Women report significantly lower levels of wellbeing in the workplace than men. This is at least in part due to the greater burden of care responsibilities borne by women. But does the workplace exper...

Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

African health systems are at a crossroads, grappling with systemic challenges including workforce shortages, underfunded infrastructure, and climate-driven health burdens. Volatile financing—driven b...

Reduction to 0.3% of gross national income in order to fund defence spending has been decried as a ‘move to appease Trump’

Vaccines are the first step toward health equity in many parts of the world

The political economy of global health financing is increasingly driven by fiscal constraints, geopolitical instability, and shifting power dynamics. The COVID-19 pandemic stalled or reversed health g...

The Trump administration’s stop-work order highlights precisely why we need a new model for health aid—one in which domestic financing supports the highest priority, core health services. On 20 Januar...

The Trump administration’s stop-work order highlights precisely why we need a new model for health aid—one in which domestic financing supports the highest priority, core health services. On 20 Januar...

Much attention has rightly been placed on how to fill the World Health Organization’s funding gap if and when the US withdraws. Kent Buse and colleagues argue that President Trump’s idea to establish ...

Trump has long been critical of how the Geneva-based institution handled the Covid-19 pandemic.

This Viewpoint explores concerns surrounding possible US withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the effect this would have on US global health leadership and health security.

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