The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed deep and diverse weaknesses in U.S. global health security policy and infrastructure and has triggered massive health, economic, and social crises. The CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security aims to chart a bold vision for U.S. global health security that addresses the acute vulnerabilities exploited by the coronavirus, at home and abroad. The Commission will drive discourse and develop concrete, pragmatic action agendas for U.S. health security policy in the Covid-19 era.
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.
Meet the CommissionFeatured Articles
Ending the Cycle of Crisis and Complacency in U.S. Global Health Security
Recent Developments
Online Event: A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci and Professor Paul Kelly
The CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security and the Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security...
The Time Is Now for U.S. Global Leadership on Covid-19 Vaccines
The United States ignores at its peril the Covid-19 pandemic that continues to rage outside its borders. The United States should launch a signature global initiative on Covid-19 vaccine supply, delivery, and demand, propelled by high-level U.S. diplomacy.
Navigating Collapse in Lebanon’s Covid-19 Response
Lebanon faces cascading crises. The United States should expand its technical and financial support to the international agencies filling critical gaps in the Covid-19 response in Lebanon, and it should work with its European allies to support the Ministry of Public Health as it oversees the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
Latest Articles
What Did the U.S. Military Learn in the First Year of the Pandemic?
WASH as a Critical Component of Primary Health Care and Health Security
Making Gender a Primary Focus of Global Health Security
Thematic Pillars
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