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19 May 2026, Geneva - As part of the 79th World Health Assembly WHA79 in Geneva, the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), in collaboration with Public Ser...

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Ahead of the 79th World Health Assembly, the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), in collaboration with Transform Health and Population Services Internati...

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Across regions, gender equality and women’s rights are facing renewed and increasingly coordinated pushback. Political movements across the ideological spectrum, authoritarian governance models, an...

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The UNU-IIGH is delighted to convene the launch webinar of a rapid review on “Gender-responsive/-transformative interventions in HIV, TB, and Malaria programmes.” Synthesising evidence of changes i...

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Do voluntary corporate scorecards and rankings ensure accountability, or do they subtly reinforce corporate power at the expense of public health? This critical discussion marked the second webina...

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What happens when profit-driven transnational financial investors enter into poorly regulated healthcare systems in LMICs like India? How are hospital chains, laboratories and other healthcare prov...

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Join UNU-IIGH and global experts for a critical discussion on scorecards and rankings like the Access to Medicines Index and Access to Nutrition Initiative, and what truly effective corporate accou...

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This webinar will be an open dialogue with 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗸𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗻-𝗕𝗮𝗱𝗿𝘂, PSI’s Project Coordinator implementing health sector projects in West Africa. Drawing on her extensive experience

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Join us for a 90-minute webinar that explores the critical forces shaping philanthropic practice today. We will reveal key findings from our recent research paper which raises strategic questions f...

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On 4 September 2025, UNU-IIGH, together with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), hosted a high-level event in Kuala Lumpur to mark the 50th anniversary of the United Nations University (UNU). Th...

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Lancement du supplément GT4Africa: Que faut-il pour opérationnaliser des approches transformatrices en matière de genre en vue de renforcer et d’améliorer les droits et services liés à la santé se...

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Featuring a keynote address by Naila Kabeer, alongside a presentation of the working paper by Jasmine Gideon and Shweta Marathe, and a panel discussion with Shahra Razavi and Isabel Espinosa, moder...

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In this episode of the 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙂𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀, Professor of Fiscal Law at the University of

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22 April 2025, Kuala Lumpur – In this episode of the Strengthening Global Health Governance interview series, Marta Schaaf, Director of the Program on Climate, Economic and Social Justice, and Corp...

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Launch of the GT4Africa journal supplement: What does it take to operationalise gender-transformative approaches to improve SRMH rights and services in Africa? The journal supplement features eigh...

22 April 2025, Kuala Lumpur – In this fifth episode of the Strengthening Global Health Governance interview series, Chee Yoke Ling, Executive Director of Third World Network, delivers a rigorous cr...