The new WHO Foundation—global health deserves better

N Maani, MCI Van Schalkwyk, M Petticrew… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
The WHO remains a linchpin in global health not least in response to the COVID-19
pandemic. It relies on contributions from donors and member states, 1 but there have been …

The WHO's 75th anniversary: WHO at a pivotal moment in history

LO Gostin, DM Chirwa, H Clark, R Habibi, B Kümmel… - BMJ global …, 2023 - gh.bmj.com
The World Health Organisation (WHO) was inaugurated in 1948 to bring the world together
to ensure the highest attainable standard of health for all. Establishing health governance …

Queen bee in a beehive: WHO as meta-governor in global health governance

S Van Belle, R van de Pas, B Marchal - BMJ global health, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
In this journal, Lee and Smith lament the lack of institutional innovation in the WHO, arguably
the crux of global health governance (GHG). 1 They contend that WHO can only regain its …

Envisioning sustainable and equitable World Health Assemblies

P Khorsand, M Chowdhury, A Wyns, L Velin… - BMJ Global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Prior to the pandemic, in-person international conferences and meetings held a fundamental
role in intergovernmental and multistakeholder decision-making, advocacy and networking …

Beware of the success cartel: a plea for rational progress in global health

Y Rajkotia - BMJ global health, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
By setting ambitious targets, the global health community has played a pivotal role in
motivating the world to achieve remarkable improvements in health. Over 21 million …

Open letter to the incoming director general of the World Health Organization: time to refocus

R Levine - BMJ, 2006 - bmj.com
Open letter to the incoming director general of the World Health Organization: time to refocus |
The BMJ Skip to main content Intended for healthcare professionals Access provided by Google …

Global rules for global health: why we need an independent, impartial WHO

D Sridhar, J Frenk, L Gostin, S Moon - BMJ, 2014 - bmj.com
Global rules for global health: why we need an independent, impartial WHO Page 1 Global rules
for global health: why we need an independent, impartial WHO Devi Sridhar and colleagues …

Reimagining human rights in global health: what will it take?

R Khosla, P Allotey, S Gruskin - BMJ Global Health, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
The opening two paragraphs of the preamble of the WHO Constitution read:► Health is a
state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of …

[HTML][HTML] How (not) to write about global health

DT Jumbam - BMJ Global Health, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
There has been much talk recently in BMJ Global Health, in other journals, and on social
media platforms, about equity in global health research. But there has been little guidance …

'Global health': meaning what?

S Taylor - BMJ Global Health, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
'Global health'is emerging as an increasingly widely invoked and powerful discursive
construct. But what does it mean? It is described as a metaphor, a conceptual framing, a set …