6 days ago // The Future of Global Health
The World Health Organization director-general elections are taking place in 2027, but expect candidates to come forward this year in the lead-up to the World Health Assembly. Whoever takes up the mantle at the agency will have their work cut out for them.
13 days ago // Devex CheckUp
The White House announces new funding rules that tie aid to abortion, gender ideology, and DEI bans. Plus, the world mourns the death of health giant William Foege, and the next steps for the "Accra Reset."
20 days ago // Global Health
“As the United States government has not yet pledged to Gavi it is currently not on the Gavi Board,” a Gavi spokesperson told Devex.
27 days ago // Devex CheckUp
U.S. lawmakers allocate $9.4 billion for global health in 2026. Plus, U.S. CDC staff are worried about the agency's future, and the WHO chief has a new year's wish for the agency.
27 days ago // The Future of Global Health
During this Devex Pro Briefing, Gavi CEO Sania Nishtar said the organization's reform was designed in the context of the needed changes in the global health architecture.
about 1 month ago // The Future of Global Health
The next leaders of these institutions will be operating in a very different landscape than their predecessors, navigating smaller budgets due to foreign aid cuts and growing calls for fundamental change in how global health operates.
about 2 months ago // Global health
The working group will issue an interim report in June 2026, with final recommendations due by late October — a compromise between calls for a June decision and concerns about moving too quickly.
about 2 months ago // Global health
The U.S. sought to stop the adoption of the declaration via a procedural vote, but the appeal failed to secure the majority vote required, with only three countries — Argentina, Israel and U.S. — supporting it.
2 months ago // Devex CheckUp
A Trump insider has been picked to lead Malaria No More starting in January. Plus, Gates Foundation sounds the alarm about the link between health funding cuts and child deaths, and Fiji sees massive rise in HIV cases.
2 months ago // Global Health
The pledges include both new and previously announced funding, and are expected to reduce the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s funding gap from $1.7 billion to about $440 million.