Global Health

CGD recognizes the importance of global health as a critical component of development, and actively engages in policy research to improve the outcomes of donor decision-making in this area.

Under the direction of Ruth Levine, the Center's Global Health Policy Research Network (GHPRN) convenes specialized Working Groups of academic, policy and implementation experts to identify global health problems, conduct technical analyses, and develop viable solutions. Issues addressed by PRN Working Groups include the analysis of successful public health interventions, how to stimulate rigorous evaluation of health and other social development programs, the tracking of health expenditures, and the creation of market incentives for vaccine development. Future research will examine innovations in service delivery and strategies to improve the supply of health products. In addition to the PRN, other CGD activities include Maureen Lewis' research on health and population in development and the economics of the AIDS epidemic, Steven Radelet's analysis of donor programs for HIV/AIDS assistance, and the development of a research agenda on the relationship between reproductive health and micro- and macro-economic outcomes, under the leadership of Nancy Birdsall and Ruth Levine.

CGD is featured in the online journal Globalization and Health