Must-read: "Transforming the Global Health Ecosystem for a Healthier World in 2026"
"Transforming the Global Health Ecosystem for a Healthier World in 2026"
In an article released on January 7, leading voices reflect on urgent reforms amid funding cuts.
By: Muhammad Ali Pate (Nigeria's Minister of Health & Social Welfare, Harvard prof), Donald Kaberuka (AU High Rep for Financing, ex-AfDB President), Peter Piot (LSHTM Handa Prof, ex-UNAIDS Exec Director, President of the Pasteur Network Strategic Advisory Board).
Over 25 years, global health advanced dramatically—child deaths dropped from 10M to under 5M annually, infectious disease cases halved—thanks to Gavi, Global Fund, PEPFAR, and domestic efforts. Yet 2025's donor funding plunge risks reversing gains, demanding "practical yet transformative reform."thinkglobalhealth
🏛️Five pillars for change
- Reframe health as national development priority and infrastructure.thinkglobalhealth
- Country-driven priorities via regional bodies with clear mandates.thinkglobalhealth
- Efficiency/equity: Better value, less admin, fewer consultants, ROI via outcomes and sustainability.thinkglobalhealth
- Preserve global public goods like data, R&D, procurement, epidemic prep.thinkglobalhealth
- Institutional excellence: Assess capacity, add sunset clauses, complementary financing.thinkglobalhealth
Efficiency means shared offices, mergers where missions align. LMICs demand overhaul initiatives like Accra Reset; WHO refocuses on norms/surveillance; Gavi/Global Fund forms holding company.
🗣️"Health should not be treated as a stand-alone 'aid sector' but as an outcome of choices in health interventions, infrastructure, education, jobs, digital systems, governance, and R&D."
🗣️ "The next 25 will require a system that empowers countries to build sustainable health infrastructure, confront security threats, and share innovation breakthroughs."
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