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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Follow our work and participate in GHPC events by:
- 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 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
- Samuel Cestari
- Media Relations Coordinator, External Relations
- 202.775.7317
- scestari@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

A Surge of Humanitarian Aid Amid the Ceasefire—Gaza: The Human Toll

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Director Mandy Cohen on the Future of the CDC

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CommonHealth Live! with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

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CommonHealth Live! with Dr. Rahul Gupta
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Dr. Scott Dowell, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: “I am optimistic.”
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — August 31, 2023

Dr. Celine Gounder, KFF Health News: “Most people do not believe the lies or the truth.”
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison and H. Andrew Schwartz — August 28, 2023

“Drugs Are Not Microchips”: Audio Brief with Michaela Simoneau
Podcast Episode by Michaela Simoneau — August 24, 2023

The Department of Defense’s Newly Released Biodefense Posture Review
Event — August 23, 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
The Department of Defense’s Newly Released Biodefense Posture Review
Transcript — August 23, 2023
The Worst is Over—Now What?
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz, J. Stephen Morrison, and Michaela Simoneau — August 18, 2023

Morrison & Simoneau, ‘The Worst is Over—Now What?’
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz, J. Stephen Morrison, and Michaela Simoneau — August 17, 2023

“The Worst Is Over—Now What?”: Audio Brief with Michaela Simoneau
Podcast Episode by Michaela Simoneau — August 11, 2023

The Worst Is Over—Now What?
Brief by J. Stephen Morrison and Michaela Simoneau — August 9, 2023