Tag: Global Health

47 Articles

Human Rights & Development

Malaria, Forest Loss, and Sociopolitical Stability in the Amazon

In the early 2000s, a coordinated regional effort put malaria elimination in Latin America within reach. Today, malaria cases are rising again in the Amazon, despite expanded…

September 15, 2026

Science & Technology

One Health in a Fractured World: Why Global Health Governance Must Adapt to Geopolitical Fragmentation

Introduction In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the weaknesses of global health systems to infectious diseases. However, less recognized was how the emergence of this…

June 5, 2026

Global Governance

The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Incorporating Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS 

Introduction For the first time, an international treaty has enshrined the principle of “One Health,” the compelling idea that the health of animals, humans, and the environment…

December 11, 2025

Science & Technology

Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Promises and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine with ChatGPT

Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved in recent years and is transforming various industries, including healthcare. The application of AI in medicine can…

June 28, 2023

Science & Technology

The Ethics and Security Challenge of Gene Editing

The weaponization of the scientific and technological breakthroughs stemming from human genome research presents a serious global security challenge. Gene-editing pioneer and…

June 26, 2023

Science & Technology

The Seven Deadly Sins of Biomedical Research

The risks of gain-of-function research on pandemic potential pathogens such as SARS and MERS outweigh the benefits. Greater oversight of biosafety, biosecurity, and biorisk…

March 3, 2023

Dialogues

Confronting Global Food Insecurity with U.S. Diplomatic Historian Kelly McFarland

Georgetown Journal of International Affairs: In the report Peace Through Food: Ending the Hunger-Instability Nexus, the Working Group described various explanations for worldwide…

February 3, 2023

Human Rights & Development

Conflict in the Time of COVID-19: Prioritizing Ukraine’s Health Security

Vladimir Putin’s bellicose political posturing, role in supporting conflict in the Donbas, veiled nuclear threats, and questionable charges against NATO aggression culminated in…

March 28, 2022

Dialogues

Dr. Yanzhong Huang on Global Health Governance: An East-West Split?

GJIA: How did you become interested in issues on global health governance?  YH: I was trained as a China specialist. When I was working on my dissertation, I chose the topic of …

March 21, 2022

Human Rights & Development

The Silenced Epidemic: Why Does Russia Fail to Address HIV?

Introduction The number of people living with HIV in Russia reached more than 1.1 million in June 2021. Over the previous five years, between 85,000 and 100,000 new infections…

January 31, 2022