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Blog Post
May 28, 2024
Over the last 10 years, the international Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) has supported countries across Africa and Asia to develop national priority-setting processes. This month, in partnership with 15 iDSI authors, we have published a review of the successes, challenges, and lessons learned du...
Blog Post
May 23, 2024
Dr. Stephanie Psaki, US Global Health Security Coordinator, joins host Javier Guzman to discuss the changes made across the US government since the pandemic, her priorities as Coordinator, and US ambitions for the pandemic agreement negotiations in the run-up to the World Health Assembly later this ...
Blog Post
May 17, 2024
At a time when global challenges appear daunting and geopolitical rivalries are rising, it is useful to remind ourselves that the past 75 years have seen more improvement in the human condition than ever before. Fifty years ago, half the world lived in extreme poverty, today it is less than one in 1...
Blog Post
May 16, 2024
Development cooperation has reached a crossroads. Humanitarian needs are rapidly increasing as violent conflicts erupt and continue, and geopolitical rivalry is contributing to a more fragmented development landscape. Difficult economic conditions in many of the poorest countries are paired with shr...
May
28
2024
VIRTUAL
12:30—2:00 PM EST | 5.30-7 PM BST
May 08, 2024
With the post-COVID fiscal crisis restricting health budgets around the world, governments must make difficult decisions of what health services and products are provided, to whom, and at what price. These choices must be evidence-based, transparent, and then implemented. If they are not, resources ...
Blog Post
May 15, 2024
On Friday, May 10, 2024, the IMF Executive Board approved the recycling of special drawing rights (SDRs) to multilateral development banks (MDBs) for use as hybrid capital. It took a long time to get to this point, and the IMF should be congratulated for overcoming strong opposition, even from some ...
May
29
2024
IN PERSON
2:00—7:30 AM ET, 9 AM—2:30 PM EAT
May 09, 2024
The Center for Global Development (CGD), together with the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), Partnership for Economic Policy Network (PEP), the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS), and REPOA, are holding a workshop alongside the African Development Bank’s annual meetings in Nairo...
Blog Post
May 13, 2024
The headline statistic on global lead poisoning shocks the conscience: one in three children globally has elevated blood lead levels above 5 micrograms per deciliter. The health and welfare harms associated with this burden are staggering, estimated to cause upwards of 1.6 millions deaths annually a...
POLICY PAPERS
May 13, 2024
As global lead poisoning receives more international attention, the challenge of identifying and implementing appropriate lead exposure measurement approaches for different purposes—including the monitoring, screening, and research required to prevent exposure, as well as clinical management in alre...