Progress and Opportunities for Strengthening Global Health Security

Progress and Opportunities for Strengthening Global Health Security

Improving global health, strengthening global security.

The Global Health System: Strengthening National Health Systems as the Next Step for Global Progress

Three circumstances make the present moment unique for global health. First, health has been increasingly recognized as a key element of sustainable economic development [1], global security, effective governance, and human rights promotion [2]. Second, due to the growing perceived importance of health, unprecedented— albeit still insufficient—sums of funds are flowing into this sector [3]. Thi...

Mass gatherings: implications and opportunities for global health security.

2. Mass gatherings have significant implications for public health beyond the acute public health events which may occur and require rapid detection and effective management. These implications extend to the benefits of cross-sectoral preparedness planning and increased capacity in the health infrastructure; the international spread of epidemic or pandemic disease; or the powerful leverage that...

Global Fund investments in human resources for health: innovation and missed opportunities for health systems strengthening.

BACKGROUND Since the early 2000s, there have been large increases in donor financing of human resources for health (HRH), yet few studies have examined their effects on health systems. OBJECTIVE To determine the scope and impact of investments in HRH by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), the largest investor in HRH outside national governments. METHODS We...