Global Health Policy Center
CSIS’ Global Health Policy Center (GHPC) is the leading research institution focused on building bipartisan awareness and shaping policy debate about global health and its importance to U.S. national security
About Us
Since 2008, the GHPC has played a key role in shaping successful U.S. global health efforts. In 2020 we were ranked one of the top global health policy think tanks in the world by the Global Go To Think Tank Index.
The Global Health Policy Center's goal is to generate independent, forward-thinking and multifaceted analyses that reach a bipartisan audience and shape U.S. policy approaches on global health. We do this by undertaking policy-relevant research and bringing together diverse stakeholders–U.S. policy makers from across the aisle, global health experts, and global health and foreign policy practitioners–to discuss critical issues and develop recommendations regarding U.S. global health leadership, policies, and programs. To do this, we capitalize on our expertise in health security, infectious disease, and women’s and family health, as well as the expertise of the broader CSIS expert community on regional politics, national security, and development challenges, to examine the geopolitical issues affecting current and future global health activities.
Our influential, high-level working groups such as the Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security, the Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security, and the Task Force on Women’s and Family Health have delivered important insights and recommendations to key decisionmakers in the U.S. Congress, the executive agencies, and non-governmental organizations.
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- Subscribing to our podcasts, Coronavirus Crisis Update, Pandemic Planet, and AIDS' Existential Moment.
- Following us on Twitter.
Contact
- Maclane Speer
- Program Manager, Global Health Policy Center
- 202.775.3230
- mspeer@csis.org
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Paige Montfort
- Assistant Director of Communications, External Relations
- 202.775.3173
- pmontfort@csis.org
Featured Projects
Featured Analysis

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Eight Commonsense Actions on Biosafety and Biosecurity
The CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security’s Working Group on R&D Innovation advocates eight commonsense actions to strengthen U.S. and global biosafety and biosecurity and promote a safer, more secure, and more innovative global bioeconomy.
Brief by J. Stephen Morrison and Michaela Simoneau — November 21, 2023

The Moral Imperative for Supporting Ukraine
Commentary by Leonard Rubenstein — October 30, 2023

Centering PEPFAR in U.S. Global Health Security Strategies
Brief by Katherine E. Bliss — October 19, 2023

High-Level Action Missing on Pandemic Preparedness
Commentary by Nellie Bristol — October 6, 2023

Biodefense Posture Review Raises Alarms about New Threats but Speaks Softly on China
Critical Questions by Emily Harding and J. Stephen Morrison — August 23, 2023
All Global Health Policy Center Content
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Heidi Larson, Chair and Co-Founder of the Global Listening Project: “The people part of the Covid experience was our Achilles heel”
Podcast Episode by Katherine E. Bliss — November 27, 2023

Eight Commonsense Actions on Biosafety and Biosecurity
Brief by J. Stephen Morrison and Michaela Simoneau — November 21, 2023
“Eight Commonsense Actions on Biosafety and Biosecurity”: Audio Brief with Michaela Simoneau
Podcast Episode by Michaela Simoneau — November 21, 2023

Gaza Hospitals
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and J. Stephen Morrison — November 21, 2023

Book Launch- Collapse and Resiliency: The Inside Story of Liberia's Unprecedented Ebola Response
Event — November 20, 2023
Book Launch – Collapse and Resiliency: The Inside Story of Liberia's Unprecedented Ebola Response
Transcript — November 20, 2023
Jenelle Krishnamoorthy, Vice President and Head of Global Public Policy, Corporate Affairs, Merck & Co.: “Driving Meaningful and Sustained Progress on AMR”
Podcast Episode by Katherine E. Bliss — November 16, 2023

Gaza: The Human Toll
Event — November 13, 2023
Gaza: The Human Toll
Transcript — November 13, 2023
Dr. Dylan George, Director, CDC Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA): “We are really looking at the past, when we look up at the sky.”
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — November 7, 2023
