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Working to understand and influence how institutions shape health inequality globally.

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Our colleague Agrata Sharma discussing #TB policies for incarcerated populations at the World Lung Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

#UnionConf2025 #UnionConf #EndTB

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November 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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At #UnionConf2025 Tapiwa Kujinga and the Diagnostics Equity Consortium (DEC) calls for doubling the number of #TB tests performed by 2030 and rapid rollout of innovative near point-of-care TB tests. DEC is hosted by @georgetowngirl.bsky.social and PATAM.

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November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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At #Union2025 Tapiwa Kujinga and the Diagnostics Equity Consortium (DEC) calls for doubling the number of #TB tests performed by 2030 and rapid rollout of innovative near point-of-care TB tests. DEC is hosted by the @ghpp.georgetown.edu and PATAM.

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Diagnostics Equity Consortium - Center for Global Health Policy and Politics
About Diagnosis is a fundamental component of health care and surveillance, and a major driver of economic and health outcomes across health systems. Yet the importance of timely access to diagnostics...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The US is a strategic player in global health — but stepping back carries risks. Our [email protected]
warned in a talk with @malarianomore.org that disengaging from African-led institutions undermines U.S. interests. Absence isn’t a strategy. Engagement is.
November 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Join us at 1pm EST TODAY for this event moderated by @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social with speaker Joy Phumaphi: "An African Perspective on the America First Global Health Strategy"

RSVP here: secure.everyaction.com/QQ6Gu3L04k25...
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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New @nytimes.com article shows US blocking basic public-health terms including equity, UHC and references to WHO during G20 Health Minister meetings.

Our director @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social told NYT these principles aren’t controversial - they’re essential for global health cooperation.
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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🗣️ “Measles is an entirely preventable disease.”

Our senior fellow @nschwalbe.bsky.social on @npr.org with to discuss falling vaccination rates and the misinformation crisis eroding trust.

Her message: We must rebuild vaccine confidence through transparency and engagement. 🎧 Listen 👇
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Science can stop outbreaks, but it’s not enough in the face of the inequality-pandemic cycle. Our director
@matthewkavanagh.bsky.social in @scidevnet.bsky.social: debt, monopolies, and lack of local production makes us all more vulnerable.

Read more below ⬇️
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November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Science can stop outbreaks, but it’s not enough in the face of the inequality-pandemic cycle.

@matthewkavanagh.bsky.social in @scidevnet.bsky.social : debt, monopolies, and lack of local production makes us all more vulnerable.

Link: www.scidev.net/global/opini...

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Pandemic threat isn’t just the virus — it’s inequality
Science can stop outbreaks, but equity is needed to prevent pandemics, writes political scientist Matthew M. Kavanagh.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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@matthewkavanagh.bsky.social in conversation with @politico.com: "What we need is a whole new approach to global health security that centers inequality...it is the only way that we ensure health security in the United States"

Full conversation below ⬇️
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Interrupting the cycle that fuels pandemics
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November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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In a new op-ed from @dailymaverick.co.za, @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social and co-authors discuss the inequality-pandemic cycle, calling for investment in medicines, social protections, and global pandemic preparedness.

Read more below ⬇️
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

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Inequality is driving pandemics, but it does not have to
Many who talk about stopping pandemics focus on more labs or faster vaccines, but a new report demonstrates that high inequality is fuelling pandemics and increasing vulnerability.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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The Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics, of which @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social
is a member, welcomes the #G20 Health Ministers’ Statement which sets out actions to protect public health by fighting inequalities:

inequalitycouncil.org/g20-statemen...

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November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Watch @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social on NewzroomAfrika on the pandemic-inequality cycle.

Inequality undermines trust, politics, and policy, making outbreaks more dangerous.

His message: invest now in vaccine and medicine production.

Link ⤵️
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Report warns global inequalities are worsening health crises
YouTube video by Newzroom Afrika
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November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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On @sabcnews.bsky.social our director @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social explains how economic inequality within and between Global South countries fuels a dangerous cycle, widening health gaps and undermining pandemic response.

Watch the segment below ⤵️
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Report on global inequalities: Matthew Kavanagh
YouTube video by SABC News
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November 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Our very own @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social is currently addressing #G20 Health Ministers, discussing the direct corelation between inequality and pandemics.

Want to learn more? Listen to his explainer here: shorturl.at/aJrvR
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Ahead of the #G20 Health Ministers Meeting, leaders receive Breaking the Inequality–Pandemic Cycle, a landmark report from the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS & Pandemics.

🎥 @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social on how inequality fuels deadlier, costlier pandemics.

Full report ↓
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November 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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@ghpp-georgetown.bsky.social Senior Scholar @drtlaleng.bsky.social presented her report “Health and care workers and the right to health” at the UN General Assembly— calling for peace, accountability, and protection for health workers everywhere.

📖 Read the report here: docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/59/48
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The Georgetown University Center for Global Health Policy & Politics (GHPP) is is now live on Bluesky, LinkedIn🌍

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October 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM