Garrett on Global Health

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are at the start of a tough week for global health advocates, health security efforts, and humanitarian crises responders. The sixty-ninth World Health Assembly (WHA) opens today and lasts all week in Geneva; the World Humanitarian Summit also commences today in Istanbul. And the Group of Seven (G7) summit opens on May 26 on Japan’s Ise-Shima island, hosted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In this update, I’ll offer a brief overview of the three events, and expectations for their outcomes. The overall take-home message: high hopes will be dashed, but skeptics may be mildly surprised.