School of Social and Political Science

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The global public health landscape continues to experience a profound and disruptive transformation following the inauguration of the 47th US President in Jan 2025. Sweeping policy shifts are bringing substantive changes to people’s lives through decisions to withdraw from WHO, closing USAID and dismantling the capabilities and authority of the CDC. These actions are reconfiguring the foundations of global public health action, knowledge production and cooperation that are so central to advancing equity.

Different actors are now scrambling to adapt to this rapidly evolving architecture. Countries—notably the UK— are implementing parallel budget reductions affecting the most vulnerable people. Questions about accountability, equity, and the future direction of global public health leadership are being revived, giving rise to a renewed mobilisation of civil society against policy changes.

Please join this GHPU Policy Pulse seminar to unpack these developments through multi-disciplinary conversations.

Please note:

This event is an in-person event with the option to attend online for those who are not currently in the Edinburgh area or those who have other accessibility needs. In-person participation is strongly encouraged for those who are able to attend.

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Meeting ID: 330 683 929 037 15 

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