The COVID-19 pandemic was supposed to be a wake-up call for global health governance. Three years later, the international community has largely returned to business as usual—with fragmented institutions, declining funding, and insufficient coordination between the public and private sectors.
The Governance Gap
The World Health Organization’s pandemic treaty negotiations have stalled. GAVI and the Global Fund face funding shortfalls. National health systems, stretched by the pandemic response, have little capacity for the investments needed to prepare for the next crisis.
The Private Sector Imperative
Pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, and health foundations cannot afford to wait for governments to solve these problems. The private sector must step up as an active partner in governance—contributing expertise, financing, and innovation to strengthen the global health architecture.
A New Approach
At Reverdin Consulting, we advocate for a new model of public-private engagement in global health. This means moving beyond traditional lobbying to become genuine partners in policy design, contributing to the development of new financing mechanisms, and helping to build the coalitions needed to drive systemic change.
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