The first quarter of the 21st century was an anomaly — a golden age of global health assistance built on the false assumption that external support would last forever. That era is over. Funding is contracting sharply across the board. Geopolitical trust has frayed. The old model no longer fits our world.
In a new op-ed for Science Politics, Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, argues that progress now depends on country-led priorities, evidence-based choices, and systems designed to reduce premature death at scale.
According to Dr. Frieden, if we see clearly, believe progress is possible, and create systems of true productive interdependence, the next era of global health will be defined by progress that is not only faster, but longer lasting.