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Four Principles to Guide a Pathogen Access-and-Benefit Sharing System for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
In Geneva Health Files, the O'Neill Institute's Lawrence O. Gostin and Sam Halabi, with Georgetown Law's Visiting Professor Jayashree Watal, outline four critical components of a pathogen access and benefit sharing system that facilitate access to lifesaving resources during future pandemics.
Is the Pace of IHR Reform Legal?
In a blog post for the Georgetown Journal of International Law, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law's Alexandra Finch, Sam Halabi, and Lawrence O. Gostin provide a systematic analysis of the legality and prudence of the World Health Assembly's amendment process.
Assessing One Health Capacities for Transboundary Zoonotic Diseases at the Libya-Tunisia Border
In an article for One Health Outlook, the Center for Global Health Science and Security's Lauren Miller and Claire Standley discuss a tool to analyze operational capacities between national and subnational-level human and animal health stakeholders from Libya and Tunisia.
Shaping Global Health Law through United Nations Governance: The UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response
In an article published by The Journal of Law, Medicine, & Ethics, co-author Alexandra Finch, associate at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, assesses the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.
Climate Change and Mental Health in Bangladesh
In a recent book published by Springer, Assistant Professor Shabab Wahid contributed a chapter on "Climate Change and Mental Health in Bangladesh: Vulnerability, Inequality, and the Crucial Need for Intervention on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis."
Potential Implications of the Climate Crisis on Diagnostics
In an opinion for PLOS Global Public Health, the Center for Global Health Science and Security's Bernard Owusu Agyare and Colin Carlson use a One Health approach to highlight the potential implications of the climate crisis on diagnostics and priorities for adaptation.
Global Approaches to Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance: A Comprehensive Analysis of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Policies
In an article for BMJ Global Health, the Center for Global Health Science & Security's Rebecca Katz and Ciara M. Weets examine water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) policies in 193 countries to identify areas where policy gaps could drive antimicrobial resistance.
Strengthening Use of Emergency Operations Centers for Epidemic Response
Researchers at the Center for Global Health Science & Security demonstrate that a website, www.epidemic-em.org, encompassing “static” resources, videos, and other tools, can strengthen public health emergency management capacity during epidemic response.
Equitable Vaccine Access in Light of COVID-19 Vaccine Procurement Strategies in Africa
In a recent study published by MDPI, George O'Hara, Sam Halabi, and Olohikhuae Egbokhare share vaccine procurement strategies to promote more equitable vaccine access for future pandemics.