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

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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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Sustaining South Africa’s Progress in the Next Phase of the HIV Fight

South Africa has 8 million people living with HIV, and the government has introduced lenacapavir, a new HIV prevention drug. Thousands have started on the injections, but questions about future costs and supplies will need to be resolved to ensure the campaign’s success.

Commentary by Katherine E. Bliss and Priya Chainani — October 22, 2026

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Explore our podcast series: Take as Directed/Coronavirus Crisis Update, Pandemic Planet, and AIDS' Existential Moment.

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Pneumonic Plague and the Global Lab Safety Threat

The New U.S. Global Health Strategy

The United States Ebola Response Is Falling Behind

Is There an Effective Vaccine for the Ebola Outbreak? | Asked & Answered

Preventing and Detecting the Next Biological Threat

Is Hantavirus a Global Threat? | Asked & Answered

Preparedness and Response to Biological Emergencies

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Global Collaboration to Eliminate Cervical Cancer

Please join the CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security for a broadcast conversation on how countries are advancing towards the global goal of cervical cancer elimination and how collaboration can address the remaining challenges.

Event — November 18, 2026

The CommonHealth

Book Event: Lifeline by John Donnelly

This episode of The CommonHealth features a live discussion of the recently published book, Lifeline: The Story of PEPFAR, the Greatest Humanitarian Initiative of Our Time, by John Donnelly. 

Podcast Episode by Katherine E. Bliss — October 28, 2026

The CommonHealth

Book Event: Lifeline by John Donnelly

In Lifeline, John Donnelly provides an inspiring account of how the U.S. government built PEPFAR, a then start-up development program to fight AIDS.

Event — October 27, 2026

Book Event: Lifeline by John Donnelly

The CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security and CSIS Africa Program hosted John Donnelly for a discussion of his recently published book, Lifeline: The Story of PEPFAR, the Greatest Humanitarian Initiative of Our Time.

Transcript — October 27, 2026

Sustaining South Africa’s Progress in the Next Phase of the HIV Fight

South Africa has 8 million people living with HIV, and the government has introduced lenacapavir, a new HIV prevention drug. Thousands have started on the injections, but questions about future costs and supplies will need to be resolved to ensure the campaign’s success.

Commentary by Katherine E. Bliss and Priya Chainani — October 22, 2026

The CommonHealth

Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, Sudan Health Minister: progress possible in addressing Sudan's war-induced staggering health and humanitarian needs

Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, Sudan Minister of Health, speaks to the astronomic scale of health and humanitarian demands in Sudan, the largest globally, three and a half years after the outbreak of war that has featured war crimes by both sides, cleaved Sudan into two de facto partitioned zones, and involves continued intense fighting over contested zones in Kordofan and Blue Nile.

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — October 22, 2026

The CommonHealth