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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Battling Biological Threats: Complacency, Progress, or Both?

The elevation of health security within recent national security policies and bipartisan legislative action proves that it remains possible to bridge divides and make measurable progress to prepare the United States for inevitable future biological threats. 

Commentary by Thomas Cullison and J. Stephen Morrison — January 20, 2023

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

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Pandemic Planet

Ted Chaiban: “Progress is Possible” in Addressing Global Covid-19 Vaccine Inequities

Ted Chaiban, Global Lead Coordinator for UNICEF’s Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership (CoVDP), joins Katherine to discuss the state of Covid-19 vaccine coverage across the world; why some countries continue to struggle with low coverage, even as vaccine supplies have improved; and what steps need to be taken to ensure vaccines reach the most vulnerable.

Podcast Episode by Katherine E. Bliss — July 22, 2022

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Gender-Responsive Programming to Improve Immunization Services

Historically, global immunization efforts have been largely gender-blind, but decreasing global immunization coverage, coupled with greater focus on reducing inequitable access to immunizations, have inspired new efforts to reduce gender-related barriers to services.

Commentary by Katherine E. Bliss and Alicia Carbaugh — July 20, 2022

Covid-19 Therapies at the Crossroads

The CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security recommends accelerating U.S. leadership and global action to ensure availability and uptake of Covid-19 therapies, including through efforts to scale financing, sustain R&D, and strengthen health systems.

Commentary by Katherine E. Bliss and J. Stephen Morrison — July 6, 2022

Bring DOD Fully into the Mix of Pandemic Preparedness and Response

The Department of Defense must be at the table from the beginning in discussions of all types of biological threats to ensure that its significant capabilities are well integrated into U.S. health security strategy and quickly deployable in an emergency pandemic response.

Commentary by Thomas Cullison and J. Stephen Morrison — June 30, 2022

China’s Zero-Covid: What Should the West Do?

As Omicron has exposed the limits of China’s Zero-Covid approach, causing waves of outbreaks and lockdowns with political, economic, and social ramifications, could there be an opportunity for China and the West to test whether a health security détente is feasible?

Commentary by J. Stephen Morrison , Scott Kennedy , and Yanzhong Huang — June 27, 2022