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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. Part of Georgetown University 🎓

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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 01/10/2026
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 22/09/2026
Join TB advocates calling for action, ambition, and accountability in scaling up TB testing. Go to tinyurl.com/TBGDA to find out more. #TestToBeatTB @treatmentactiongroup.org, @globaltbcaucus.bsky.social
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 16/09/2026
1/3 We're pleased to release E2 of Global Order: Can a Divided World Be Ready for the Next Pandemic? with the Rt Hon. Helen Clark. Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/3UVX9xJ...
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 09/09/2026
We’re pleased to release episode one of our podcast, Global Order with @unaids.org executive director Winnie Byanyima on democracy in an age of crisis. Listen: open.spotify.com/show/3UVX9xJ...
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 28/08/2026
We’re launching a podcast, Global Order, on what happens to health as the rules and institutions the world relied on for 80 years come apart. A moment of danger, but also a chance to build something better. Click follow so you don’t miss it 🔔 open.spotify.com/show/3UVX9xJ...
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 12/06/2026
Honored to mark the close of our Senior Scholar Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng's tenure as UN Special Rapporteur. Follow her final dialogue in Geneva next week on UN WebTV. #HRC62
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 12/06/2026
Honored to mark the close of our Senior Scholar Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng's tenure as UN Special Rapporteur. Follow her final dialogue in Geneva next week on UN WebTV. #HRC62
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 12/06/2026
Honoured to mark the close of our Senior Scholar Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng's tenure as UN Special Rapporteur. Follow her final dialogue in Geneva next week on UN WebTV. #HRC62
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 29/04/2026
Tomorrow: Iyaleta Pesquisa launches Brazil's STRIDE research live on YouTube — 6:30pm Brazil /7:30pm ET Ilera Egbé Dudu examines racism's impact on the health of Brazil's Black population. A milestone for anti-racism in global health. Watch live: youtube.com/live/fl_-wdv...
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 13/04/2026
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
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 24/03/2026
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.
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 05/03/2026
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
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 27/02/2026
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
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 13/02/2026
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.
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 11/02/2026
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
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 27/01/2026
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.
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 09/01/2026
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
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 04/12/2025
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.
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 02/12/2025
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
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 02/12/2025
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
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 22/11/2025
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
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 21/11/2025
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
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 21/11/2025
The US is a strategic player in global health — but stepping back carries risks. Our Director@matthewkavanagh.bsky.social warned in a talk with @malarianomore.org that disengaging from African-led institutions undermines U.S. interests. Absence isn’t a strategy. Engagement is.
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 18/11/2025
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...
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 17/11/2025
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.
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 13/11/2025
🗣️ “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 👇
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 06/11/2025
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
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 03/11/2025
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
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 31/10/2025
@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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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 30/10/2025
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
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