UNU International Institute for Global Health

Addressing Inequalities in Global Health

Serving as the UN’s think tank on global health, UNU-IIGH works to advance equitable, just and effective policies and practices by interrogating power and gender asymmetries in global health governance and accountability, health systems and workforce, digital health governance and security, and climate health emergencies and just transitions.

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Global Health Symposium in Kuala Lumpur

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International Symposium Addresses Growing Influence of Private Actors in Global Health

22 Apr 2025

Fight today for a better tomorrow

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Advancing Gender Equality in Health: Expanding voices, evidence, and time horizons for change

25 Mar 2025

UNFPA Malaysia and UNU-IIGH hosted a report dissemination event of their joint publication titled “Portraits: Journeys of Gender-Based Violence Survivors across Malaysia’s One Stop Crisis Centres”.

Press Release

Dissemination of “Portraits: Journeys of Gender-Based Violence Survivors across Malaysia’s One Stop Crisis Centres” by UNFPA Malaysia and UNU-IIGH

06 Mar 2025

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Press Release

The United Nations University Appoints Dr. Revati Phalkey as Next Director of UNU-IIGH

20 Jan 2025

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Shifting power in global health: Time for Malaysia to lead the way

06 Feb 2025

Dr. Unni Karunakara, Interim Director, and Research Lead Dr. Remco Van de Pas recently visited Dili to discuss potential collaborations with government officials and key stakeholders.

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UNU-IIGH Explores Health and Climate Change Collaboration with Timor-Leste

03 Feb 2025

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Brief

New UNU-IIGH Briefing Paper Sheds Light on Financialisation in Global Health

23 Jan 2025

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Blog Post

Health at the Mercy of a Poor Climate Deal

19 Dec 2024

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Corporate accountability in global health governance? A case study of the Access to Medicine Index

17 Oct 2024

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UNU-IIGH announces Independent Expert Group on Corporate Accountability

14 Oct 2024

Research commentary

IIGH Research Lead Claudia Lopes giving lecture on 'Digital Security and Governance in Healthcare’ in the New Frontiers in Health Conference organised by the Sociodigital Lab for Public Policy at University of Lisbon

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Digital Security and Governance in Healthcare

08 Jan 2025

Enabling Environments

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Integrating Futures and Foresight to UNU-IIGH's Work: Our Journey So Far

16 Jul 2024

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Missing in action: A scoping review of gender as the overlooked component in decolonial discourses

13 Jun 2024

Aftermath of Cyclone Idai, Mozambique, 2019

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Climate Justice — Is Litigation a Good Way Forward?

05 Sep 2023

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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: A Cautionary Tale

02 Sep 2023

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Experts Challenge the Status Quo of University Rankings

IEG's statement on global university rankings sparks a call to action for a more inclusive and equitable higher education sector.
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