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A masked farmer works in a paddy field in Srinagar, India on September 15, 2020. | TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP via Getty Images
Interactive report
Innovating to Improve Nutrition Within the Covid-19 Crisis
September 29, 2020 | Katherine E. Bliss

As the Covid-19 pandemic is exacerbating global nutrition challenges and erasing hard-fought gains from the past decade, governments, multilateral organizations, and NGOs are finding new ways to improve and reprioritize nutrition while responding to the pandemic.

Report
Is It Possible to Avert Chaos in the Vaccine Scramble?
August 6, 2020 | J. Stephen Morrison, Anna McCaffrey, Katherine E. Bliss In the global scramble for a Covid-19 vaccine, the United States has pursued a nationalist approach. This paper argues that it is in the core national security interests of the United States to adopt a hybrid strategy, one that blends nationalism and internationalism.

A CDC scientist performs one of the last steps in a poliovirus testing process. | CDC/ Holly Patrick, MS, MPH/James Gathany
Interactive report
Innovation for Eradication
July 2, 2020 | Nellie Bristol, Michaela Simoneau This report in our series on U.S. support for global polio eradication explores how ongoing research has allowed the eradication program to learn in real time, overcoming new obstacles and building a body of knowledge that can be applied to other global health campaigns.

Commentary
The Trump Administration’s Ignominious Exit at the 2020 World Health Assembly
May 20, 2020 | J. Stephen Morrison The United States escalated its confrontation with the World Health Organization and China at the 2020 World Health Assembly. In doing so, it has withdrawn from any meaningful leadership role in the international response to Covid-19.

Commentary
WHO and President Trump on the Ledge
April 28, 2020 | J. Stephen Morrison, Anna McCaffrey President Trump's suspension of funding to WHO could gravely compromise the global response to Covid-19. If common sense and diplomacy prevail, the administration and WHO can walk back from the ledge, with a bipartisan nudge from Congress and gentle pressure from the G-7.

Commentary
Coronavirus Update: Rapid Construction of Medical Facilities
February 20, 2020 | J. Stephen Morrison, Jude Blanchette, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. CSIS experts analyze new satellite imagery showing that the Chinese government has made exceptional progress in constructing two emergency medical facilities in Wuhan.

Critical Questions
The Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
January 28, 2020 | J. Stephen Morrison, Jude Blanchette, Scott Kennedy, Stephanie Segal A new coronavirus rattles China and threatens to become a global pandemic. CSIS’s J. Stephen Morrison, Jude Blanchette, Scott Kennedy, and Stephanie Segal weigh in on the global health security, economic, and political implications of the cascading outbreak of 2019-nCoV.

Two Pakistani health workers arrive at a house to vaccinate children
Interactive report
Orchestrating Global Polio Eradication
September 26, 2019 | Nellie Bristol, Michaela Simoneau

This sixth installment in our series on U.S. support for global polio eradication explores the evolution of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, discussing how its multi-layered governance model, while unwieldy at times, has proven the value of partnerships through its...


Interactive report
Polio Labs
June 27, 2019 | Nellie Bristol, Michaela Simoneau This fifth installment in our series on U.S. support for global polio eradication discusses the role of the Global Polio Laboratory Network in providing the underlying evidence base for disease detection and identification, and as a model for other networks. 

Interactive report
The Future of Polio Surveillance
May 6, 2019 | Nellie Bristol, Michaela Simoneau This fourth installment in our series on U.S. support for global polio eradication highlights the role polio surveillance systems play in detecting global health threats. 

Interactive report
Nutrition + Prosperity
March 25, 2019

This condensed version of our policy primer on global nutrition outlines its role as a foundation for lifelong health, economic growth, and political stability and underscores the critical contribution of U.S. funding.

UNICEF workers travel long distance to deliver polio vaccination in hard to reach areas
Interactive report
'STOPping' Poliovirus with Dedicated Volunteers
July 9, 2018 | Nellie Bristol

This third installment in our series on U.S. support for global polio eradication discusses the role of the Stop Transmission of Polio...


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