Tom Drake

A New Era for Global Health: Can African Countries Agree a New Compact with External Donors? African health systems are at a crossroads, grappling with systemic challenges including workforce shortages, underfunded infrastructure, and climate-driven health burdens. Volatile financing—driven b...

"This is a defining moment for African leadership in health. By shifting the financing paradigm, Africa can pave the way for a more autonomous healthcare system."🌍

@anastassiad.bsky.social, @tomldrake.bsky.social, & Nadia Yakhelef on a new era for health in Africa:
www.cgdev.org/publication/...

A New Compact for Health Financing Six major issues prevent aid from being more effective: funding volatility, aid fragmentation, the displacement of domestic finance, ineffective prioritization, lack of transition planning, and lack o...

The papers they're talking about are available here: www.cgdev.org/topics/new-c...

So.. apparently you can create a synthetic podcast with two AI pundits talking about your work... this is WILD

A Time for Change: Reforming the Global Health Architecture The global health landscape is more fragmented than ever. A growing number of organizations and initiatives has created an overly complex system for health financing that is overburdening countries. F...

ICYMI: @tomldrake.bsky.social summarises our pieces on global health architecture reform:

www.cgdev.org/blog/time-ch...