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Strengthening Global Health Security Under the Biden-Harris Administration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 January 2025

Loyce Pace  and
Susan C. Kim
Loyce Pace*
Affiliation:
Office of Global Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Susan C. Kim
Affiliation:
Office of Global Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
*
Corresponding author: Loyce Pace; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Global health security in the Biden-Harris Administration has been a dynamic area of engagement, starting with the COVID-19 response, to strengthening and reforming the World Health Organization, to bolstering regional partnerships, and securing financing for pandemic preparedness. Sustained commitment to bilateral, regional, and multilateral cooperation will ensure that the United States stands ready to address any future health challenges.

Keywords

Global health securityWorld Health Organization (WHO)COVID-19United States
Type
Columns: Global Health Law
Information
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , First View , pp. 1 - 4
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

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About This Column

Lawrence O. Gostin and Benjamin Mason Meier serve as the section editors for Global Health Law. Professor Gostin is University Professor at Georgetown University and the Founding Linda D. & Timothy J. O’Neill Professor of Global Health Law at Georgetown University Law Center and Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law. Professor Meier is a Professor of Global Health Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Senior Scholar at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. This column features timely analyses and perspectives on law, policy, and justice in global health.

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