As it faces a funding precipice that charity cannot fill, global health needs to double down and act bravely on long-discussed reform.
That global health is in crisis is hardly news. At last week’s World Health Assembly, the deep sense of shock after recent, abrupt cuts to development aid was impossible to ignore. There was also a sense of growing acceptance of the hard truth that money lost is not coming back anytime soon.
Still, there was evidence of leaning in, not pulling away from multilateralism — through the historic signing of the Pandemic Agreement and agreement of a 20% increase in annual membership fees for the World Health Organization.
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John-Arne Røttingen
John-Arne Røttingen joined Wellcome as chief executive officer in January 2024 and leads the charitable foundation’s mission to support science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone. John-Arne trained in medicine and science and has held many international roles in health and research.
