The CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security aims to chart a bold vision for the future of U.S. leadership in global health security, at home and abroad. Recent events demonstrate the growing linkages between global health challenges and U.S. national security interests. We see an emerging recognition of the need for a stronger, more coherent, better integrated, and more reliably sustained U.S. approach to health security. The Commission offers the opportunity to build a pragmatic, actionable consensus.
The CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security brings together a distinguished and diverse group of high-level opinion leaders who bridge security and health.
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Commission Co-Chair Statement on the 3rd Meeting of Commission Members
Recent Developments
Post-Hong Kong: Human Genome Editing’s Brave New World
On March 27, 2019, the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security and the National...
Ongoing Series
How Can We Better Reach Women and Girls in Crises?
A categorical shift is required for the U.S. to prioritize women’s and girls’ health and protection in crisis settings to advance resiliency and health security. This report proposes an approach to harness USG capacities and catalyze action for women and girls.
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Despite recent progress in health security policy formulation, there are still critical gaps in global health security preparedness, and the threat of a deadly pandemic is growing. The United States cannot afford not to invest in global health security.
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