Lobbying Disclosures in the US: How Big Pharma Fought the TRIPS Waiver & is Pushing for Strong Intellectual Property Protection in the Pandemic Agreement

Michael Weinstein and Peter Maybarduk

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Global Vaccination Rates Improve, But Recent Funding Cuts Threaten Momentum

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Why Global Health Needs a Planetary Health Strategy

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An Equitable Pandemic Agreement Is a Global Public Good | AHF President Michael Weinstein & Former Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi

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Club de Madrid’s 2026 Annual Policy Dialogue focuses on Global Health as a Global Public Good

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Global health at a crossroads: True partnership, not dependency

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AHF Welcomes Lula–Tedros Call for Equity in Pandemic Agreement, Warns against Rushing Empty Deal

June 17, 2026

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Global Leaders Urge Finalization of Pandemic Agreement and PABS System

June 15, 2026

Figure 1: U.S. funding for global health in 29 MOU countries, by period. Three horizontal bars: Prior Period FY24–26 $11.3B (dark blue), Revised Prior FY24–26 $10.5B (blue), Upcoming FY27–29 $8.0B (green); notes show $840m decline, $2.5b decline, and overall $3.3b (-29%) decline.

U.S. & Global Fund Funding Cuts: Guatemala, Dominican Republic, El Salvador Among Affected MOU Countries

June 10, 2026

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HIV Budget Cuts and the Potential of Lenacapavir for Resilience

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