Today, @ThinkGlobalHlth is celebrating its one year anniversary. @RebeccaKatz5 & I were fortunate enough to be invited to write a piece for this new @CFR_org blog, led by @TomBollyky.

Some reflections from that piece on why global governance matters.
https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/why-global-governance-disease-matters-emergence-novel-coronavirus

From the outset, it was obvious that global governance was about to be seriously tested. Unfortunately, over this pandemic we've seen that play out to be the case – not only globally but also national governance.

There was a huge risk that WHO would be sidelined because states rejected WHO advice (for a range of reasons), but also because it has been woefully underfunded for years.

This is the big issue facing us going forward – through the rest of the pandemic and in preparation for future health threats, like pandemic influenza.

If you're interested in more about governance and COVID19, Dr Katz & I prepared this report for the @TheGPMB
https://apps.who.int/gpmb/assets/thematic_papers_2020/tp_2020_1.pdf

And to celebrate @ThinkGlobalHlth's one year anniversary, check out the many great articles mentioned in this fantastic thread below: https://twitter.com/TomBollyky/status/1355183977695473670?s=20