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 mailing list to receive our monthly newsletter and invitations to our events.
- Subscribing to our podcasts, The CommonHealth, Coronavirus Crisis Update, Pandemic Planet, and AIDS' Existential Moment.
- Following us on X.
Contact
- Maclane Speer
- Former Program Manager, Global Health Policy Center
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- ASchwartz@csis.org
- Sofia Chavez
- Media Relations Manager, External Relations
- 202.775.7317
- SChavez@csis.org
Featured Projects
Featured Analysis

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The Health-Climate-Security Triad
Commentary by J. Stephen Morrison and Katherine E. Bliss — January 31, 2025
CDC Director Mandy Cohen on the Future of the CDC
Transcript — January 8, 2025

The United States Needs to Step Up Its Response to Bird Flu
Digital Report by Michaela Simoneau, Sophia Hirshfield, and Maclane Speer — December 19, 2024

To Navigate Global Health Replenishments, Treat Them as U.S. National Security Tools
Commentary by Katherine E. Bliss and J. Stephen Morrison — December 18, 2024

Closing the Prevention Gap
Brief by Katherine E. Bliss — December 3, 2024
Recent Events

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Summit on Resilient U.S. Medical Supply Chains

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The CommonHealth Live! on Medical Supply Chain Innovation

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Measles Outbreaks in 2025 with Dr. Ephrem T. Lemango and Dr. Adam Ratner | The CommonHealth Live!

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CommonHealth Live! with Republic of Indonesia Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin
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Reinforcing Support for Adolescent Girls and Young Women as PEPFAR Priorities Evolve
Commentary by Janet Fleischman — June 18, 2025
Summit on Resilient U.S. Medical Supply Chains
Event — June 16, 2025
The CommonHealth Live! on Medical Supply Chain Innovation
Event — June 16, 2025
Summit on Resilient U.S. Medical Supply Chains
Transcript — June 16, 2025
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, NYT health policy correspondent: HHS Secretary Kennedy may run for President in 2028
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — June 5, 2025

Helen Branswell, Stat News infectious diseases and global health reporter: “Is the solution making it harder for individuals to get vaccines?”
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — May 29, 2025

Dr. Kate O’Brien, WHO: “The success of vaccines is that, basically, nothing happens.”
Podcast Episode by Katherine E. Bliss — May 21, 2025

Vaccine Exemptions for Kids Are on the Rise
Analysis by Priya Chainani and Katherine E. Bliss — May 20, 2025
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO: “We would welcome a dialogue with the (Trump) administration.”
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — May 20, 2025

PEPFAR’s Golden Era Is Over. It Urgently Needs a Five-Year Transition Plan
Critical Questions by Jirair Ratevosian, J. Stephen Morrison, and Katherine E. Bliss — May 16, 2025