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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Coronavirus Crisis Update

North Korea: A Covid-19 Disaster Unlike Any Other

In this episode, Andrew Schwartz and J. Stephen Morrison are joined by Victor Cha to discuss the Covid-19 outbreak in North Korea - which CSIS predicted back in March, the impact of the pandemic on the unvaccinated country, and the road ahead amidst ongoing health and food crises worsened by an extreme lockdown.

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison , H. Andrew Schwartz , and Victor Cha — May 20, 2022

CSIS Coronavirus Crisis Update
Coronavirus Crisis Update

Yana Panfilova: “We Are so Young, but a Lot of People Have This Belief That We Can Change Our Country”

Yana Panfilova, a 24-year-old Ukrainian woman born with HIV, fled Kyiv shortly after Russia’s invasion and is currently based in Berlin with her mother, grandmother and cat. Eight years ago, she helped found Teenergizer, an organization supported by UNAIDS that seeks to end discrimination against youth in Ukraine living with HIV.

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — May 19, 2022

CSIS Coronavirus Crisis Update

Reflections on the Second Global Covid-19 Summit

Please join the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America's Health Security on Wednesday, May 18, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET, for an important virtual event to examine the outcomes of the second Global Covid-19 Summit.

Event by J. Stephen Morrison , Julie Gerberding , Susan Brooks , Raj Panjabi , and Elizabeth Cameron — May 18, 2022

Pandemic Planet

Douglas Mercado: “Doing good ain’t easy"

Katherine is joined by Doug Mercado, head of the area office with the World Food Program in Romania. Doug's mission day to day? Bring food assistance to 6 million people inside Ukraine.  

Podcast Episode by Katherine E. Bliss — May 17, 2022

CSIS Pandemic Planet